This paper focuses on the so called "long distance-scrambling" in Korean and Japanese by reviewing the basic properties described in the literature and the main proposals that have been advanced to account for them. In this paper, we have assumed, first, that scrambling is not an optional movement, but a feature-checking movement, consistent with Last Resort principle. That is, long-distance scrambling is focus-driven movement (cf. Miyagawa:1997, 2001). Second, scrambling is the case of resumptive chains (Move under Match, in the absence of Agree): symmetry between scrambling and resumption (cf. Boeckx:2003). Third, we described Clitic Left Dislocation (CLLD) in Spanish. There are syntactic similarities between CLLD in Spanish and long-distance scrambling in Korean, such as strong island-sensitive operation, weak island-insensitive movement, clitic doubling phenomenon (in favor of resumptive chain) and the absence of adjunct (adverb) movement. We claimed that Boeckx's 2003 analysis of scrambling works for the Spanish constructions, as well.
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