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| Language | Question | Subquestion | Color | Parameter | Value | Preference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gagauz | 38 | e.ii | extraction | 1 | ||
| Polish | 38 | e.ii | extraction | 1 | ||
| Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian | 38 | e.ii | extraction | 1 | ||
| Upper Sorbian | 38 | e.ii | extraction | 1 | NA |
(38) Subject islands
If you could establish islandhood and crossover constraints in section 3 already, you can skip this section and move on to (39). Otherwise, if the language can (optionally) front a contrastive focus.
Only if the language allows extractions of contrastive foci from object clauses (36a)
e) Can a PP be extracted from a subject in its canonical position?
If a PP can be extracted from an NP (36d)
ii.
Prompt: [A book about grammar] appeared!
No! About logic [a book __] appeared.
f) Can a PP be extracted from a subject that is not in its canonical position?
If a PP can be extracted from an NP (36d)
i.
Prompt: *There complained to the principal [a brother of Harry].
*No! Of William there complained to the principal [a brother __].
ii.
Prompt: There appeared [a book about grammar].
No! About logic there appeared [a book __].
Background: Languages with (S-)V-O order often display a subject-object asymmetry with respect to extraction.