Non-identical Verb Forms in the Japanese Predicate Doubling Construction

要旨

In this paper the structure and derivation of the predicate doubling construction in Japanese is investigated. Following Nishiyama and Cho’s (1998) analysis based on movement and copy spell-out, we will examine cases in which a form of the first verb is not identical to that of the second, and claim that they involve movement of a part of the clause and pronunciation of a part of the copy left behind. The analysis illustrates the interaction between a copy theory of movement and language specific properties of how tense is pronounced.

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