User:RockRockOn/A Minimalist Theory of Syntax/Invisible Categories
| Category: Invisible | ||
|---|---|---|
| Determiner - Complementizer - Inflection - Noun - Preposition - Verb - A Category - Invisible | ||
| Last:A Category | Notation: ø | Next:Determiner |
Key Test:
Structural Insertion
- øD == Empty Determiner
- For example, ...
- Not applicable when speaking of a category of a whole or when D-insertion fails
- øC == Empty Complementizer
- For example: ''I hope you like cake -> <I> hope (øC [<you> like (cake)])''
- øI == Empty Inflection