Derivation via External Remerge and Linearization in ATB, RNR and PG Constructions of English

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This paper investigates the syntactic derivation and linearization of the ATB, RNR and PG constructions. These three constructions look similar, in that they are constituted of two clauses, and one displaced element at sentence-initial or final position binds two gaps within the clauses. However, we argue that the ATB and RNR constructions behave in almost identical ways, distinguishing themselves from the PG construction. More specifically, in the former two constructions, the ATB-moved or RNRed element is first displaced to the left or right edge of each conjunct clause, and then is conjoined together via External Remerge. As the two constructions are composed of two coordinate conjunct clauses, in the course of linearization the word order of each conjunct clause has to be parallel to its realization in the final output of larger ATB or RNR construction. In the PG construction, however, parallelism of this kind is not at work. Rather, the chain of the parasitic gap in the subordinate clause is linked via External Remerge to the chain of the real gap in the superordinate clause. And in the course of linearization a moved element tends to be pronounced at the target position rather the source position, without invoking any effect of parallelism.