Mechanizmy kontroli składniowej w Programie Minimalistycznym – model oparty na przesunięciu
Mechanisms of syntactic control in the Minimalist Program – Movement Theory of Control

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to show that in line with the Minimalist Program, which is characterized by significant methodological and derivational reductionism, it is possible to abandon PRO as the phonetically empty subject of the infinitive clause. In its place, it is proposed to interpret the relation between PRO and its coreferential phrase (“controller”) as an argument movement. PRO may therefore be interpreted as an identical copy of the NP, which determines its semantic interpretation. This approach simplifies modelling grammar because an argument movement appears in grammars independently of control. The first part of the article describes the most important phenomena related to syntactic control from the general linguistic perspective, and then, using the example of Polish, some derivations of typical structures with object and subject control are presented. Also, possible problems that the Movement Theory of Control might face are pointed out.

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