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<p>from Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>In generative syntax, a '''complementizer deletion''' is the process of deleting a [[complementizer]]. <br /> <br /> ===Examples===<br /> (i) a I know that he is here<br /> b I know _ he is here<br /> <br /> This deletion has also been taken to apply to ''wh-''words in [[relative clause]]s as in (ii).<br /> <br /> (ii) a the man whom I have seen<br /> b the man _ I have seen<br /> <br /> ===Comments===<br /> The underlying assumption is that the ''wh-''word is in the [[COMP]] position. This assumption has been abandoned with the introduction of [[CP]]. Now the empty slot '_' in (ii)b is usually analyzed as an [[empty operator]].<br /> <br /> ===Link===<br /> [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Complementizer+deletion&amp;lemmacode=893 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br /> <br /> ===See also===<br /> *[[deletion in COMP]]<br /> *[[that-trace effect]]<br /> <br /> ===References===<br /> *Haegeman, L. 1991. ''Introduction to Government and Binding Theory.'' Oxford: Blackwell.<br /> *van Riemsdijk, H. &amp; Williams, E. 1986. ''Introduction to the theory of grammar.'' Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.<br /> <br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Syntax]]</div>

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