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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>In generative syntax, a '''control shift''' is the phenomenon that the restrictions on the interpretation of [[PRO]] (see [[Control Theory]]) are relaxed or changed. <br />
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===Examples===<br />
In (i) the subject of ''to go'' must refer to ''John'', but in (ii) the subject of ''to be allowed'' can be ''John'' or ''Susan''.<br />
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(i) ''John promised Susan [PRO to go]''<br />
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(ii) ''John promised Susan [PRO to be allowed to go]''<br />
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===Link===<br />
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Control+shift&lemmacode=933 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] <br />
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