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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Path Containment Condition''' is a condition which attempts to give a generalized account of [[constraint]]s on [[crossing]] and nested dependencies, such as the [[Subject condition]] and the [[ECP]]. The condition states that if two paths overlap, one must contain the other. The following contrast illustrates the general idea:<br />
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(i) * Who<sub>i</sub> did you wonder [<sub>CP</sub> what<sub>j</sub> t<sub>i</sub> saw t<sub>j</sub>]<br />
(ii) What<sub>j</sub> did you wonder [<sub>CP</sub> who<sub>i</sub> t<sub>i</sub> saw t<sub>j</sub>]<br />
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Assume that there is a [[path]] connecting each ''wh''-phrase to its trace. In both (i) and (ii), the two paths overlap, so the PCC applies. In (i), the path of ''who'' 'crosses' the path of ''what'', in violation of the PCC and the sentence is ungrammatical. In (ii) on the other hand, the path of ''who'' is 'contained' in the path of ''what''. Hence (ii) obeys the PCC and the sentence is grammatical. See [[Connectedness]].<br />
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=== Links ===<br />
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Path+Containment+Condition&lemmacode=386 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]<br />
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=== References ===<br />
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* May, Robert 1985. ''Logical form,'' MIT Press<br />
* Pesetsky, D. 1982. ''Paths and categories,'' diss. MIT.<br />
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