Pure EPP and Scrambling Revisited

Pure EPP and Scrambling Revisited

In scrambling, the properties of focus-feature, the A'-movement after Dstranding, and {P}-feature seem to be very similar to that of the pure EPP-feature. Thus, pure EPP analysis can explain various kinds of scrambling which have been main issues. However, for anaphor binding in pure EPP-driven scrambling, I propose the principle (30). (27) a. When an element scrambles out of its original CP, it loses its φ-feature, but an anaphor can lose it even in CIS. b. A scrambled element can not bind its anaphor if it has no φ-feature'. But there remains a problem waiting for further study. That is doubly scrambled adjunct which leaves a trace in the scrambled CP. To solve the problem, Saito (2003) suggested revised PBC, and Kim (2005) employed Boeckx' (2004) idea in which all adjuncts except 'why' can not be applied to chain splitting because they don't have φ-feature.