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4.27 Special Topic 7: C-Command
Consider the following tree and answer questions A-F:
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the girl s father who hired him admires him
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Af'fix
Art N 7 N A
Assume the following definition of c(onstituent)-command (see also Linguistics,
p. 214):
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Node A c-commands node B if and only if the first branching node that dominates
A also dominates B (condition: A does not dominate B and vice versa).
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Questions
A. Does NP1 c-command NP2? Why or why not?
B. Does NP2 c-command NP1? Why or why not?