User:RockRockOn/A Minimalist Theory of Syntax/Specifier

	Function: Specifier
	Specifier - Modifier - Complement - Head
Previous:Head	Notation: <angle brackets>	Next:Modifier

See also: Specifier trace and Specifier in Wikipedia; as that article stands it does not reflect this theory.

Key Tests

Uniqueness
- try inserting parallel elements
Phrase Lead
- First fixed position

Examples

Spec of an Inflection Phrase (IP-spec): <Those folks> have ( eaten (the food) {already} )
Spec of a Verb Phrase: <Those folks> have (<all> eaten (the food) {already} )
Spec of a Complementizer Phrase: <Why> did [ <you> t eat (the food) {already} <o> ] ?