On C-less Finite TP in the Embedded Contexts

Chomsky (2007, 2008, 2013) proposes that T has no substantial features and it inherits all the relevant grammatical features from C. More specifically, in the C-to-T feature inheritance approach T does not have its own inherent Case feature and inherits the nominative Case feature from C. This claim can be supported if there is a C-less finite TP and the subject of the TP cannot be assigned Case by T in the construction. In this paper I propose that there is indeed a construction in which C-less TP occurs and the there-construction is a case in point. Furthermore, this paper shows that the subject of the C-less TP cannot be assigned Case within the TP projection, providing empirical evidence for the C-to-T feature inheritance approach.