On Labeling: T-to-C Movement and Wh-Movement

This paper will show that the labeling algorithms can deal with syntactic phenomena such as the Aux-inversion, the that-t effect and the subject condition effect. That will make it possible for these syntactic constraints to be discarded. It will be argued that the T-to-C movement must precede the wh-movement to block the possibility of the mislabeling. After the wh-movement taking place, the subsequent T-to-C head movement to the root inevitably results in the mislabeling issue because the moved head (T) has an ability to be projected to the TP that cannot be properly interpreted as the interrogative (CP). Moreover, the head movement after the wh-movement prevents the m-merger from occurring because of the intervening wh-element between the two heads.