On the lack of subject-object asymmetries

Bavarian long-distance topicalization, which does not show any subjectobject asymmetries, is investigated. By looking at was fur split constructions the generalization that extraction from subjects is possible, if they have not undergone scrambling, is strengthened. A theory of Internal Merge and projection line is developed that does not allow for probe-goal relations with specifiers unless scrambling has taken place. Scrambling is suggested to recalculate the labels created upon External Merge. Further a new argument for the Remerge theory of movement is given. This conference paper is available in University of Pennsylvania Working Papers in Linguistics: http://repository.upenn.edu/pwpl/ vol14/iss1/22 On the Lack of Subject-Object Asymmetries∗

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