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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>In generative syntax, '''connectedness''' is a property which is meant to account for [[parasitic gap]] constructions of the type illustrated in (i).<br />
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===Examples===<br />
(i) ''? A person who [[close friends of e] admire t]''<br />
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In (i) both ''e'' and ''t'' take ''who'' as their [[antecedent]]. This is allowed, because the [[path]] from ''e'' to ''who'' and the path from ''t'' to ''who'' are connected in a specific way. This type of connection is missing in the example in (ii).<br />
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(ii) ''* A person who you admire t because [[close friends of e] become famous]''<br />
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===Comment===<br />
The notion of connectedness has been resolved under the [[Path Containment Condition]].<br />
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===Link===<br />
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Connectedness&lemmacode=915 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br />
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===References===<br />
*Kayne, R. 1984. Connectedness and binary branching. Dordrecht: Foris. <br />
*Koster, J. 1987. ''Domains and dynasties: The radical autonomy of syntax.'' Dordrecht: Foris. <br />
*Pesetsky, D. 1982. Paths and categories. Diss. MIT.<br />
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