The Nature of the Anti-C-Command Requirement: Evidence from Young Children

Authors

Dana McDaniel PhD, University of Southern MaineFollow
Thomas Maxfield

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-1992

Publication Title

Linguistic Inquiry

Abstract

A report on acquisition data in addressing the issue of which principle is responsible for the "anti-c-command requirement" on parasitic gap constructions. It was concluded that the anti-c-command requirement is not a case of subjacency, but is probably due to principle C.

Recommended Citation

McDaniel, Dana, and Thomas Maxfield. "The Nature of the Anti-C-Command Requirement: Evidence from Young Children." Linguistic Inquiry, vol. 23, no. 4, 1992, pp. 667–671.