확대투사원리의 제거와 대안 분석

Elimination of the Extended Projection Principle and Alternative Analyses

The Extended Projection Principle (EPP) has been in the center of theorizing within the generative grammar. But the nature of the EPP has recently been claimed to be a pervasive mystery and unclear. Several attempts have been suggested to deduce it from deeper principles. Bošković(2002) provided some arguments against the EPP approach by separating EPP phenomena into two groups: final EPP, consisting of arguments that the final landing site of A-movement must be filled to satisfy the EPP; and intermediate EPP, consisting of arguments that intermediate [Spec,IP]s must be filled to satisfy the EPP. He argues that the final EPP effects could be deduced from the Inverse Case filter and the intermediate EPP could be explained by the successive cyclicity, namely, Minimize Chain Links Principle (MCLP). Epstein, Pires & Seely (2005) attempt to provide a solution to the problems regarding non-control infinitival complements of nouns that has been argued to provide independent motivation for the retention of the EPP without appealing to EPP by modifying Bosˇkovic´ & lasnik's (2003) theory of null complementizers. The main conclusion is that the domain of application wherein the EPP applies nonredundantly could be deduced and ultimately should be eliminated.