This article argues for a Move-approach to expletive constructions, according to which expletives satisfy the EPP by moving to a designated position rather than by being simply externally merged into it. In particular, I argue that the expletive and its associate form a constituent underlyingly and that the associate carries partitive Case that needs to be checked in accordance with Chomsky's (2008) probe-goal system. Further, I propose that expletives carry only unvalued ϕ-features, unlike ordinary DPs. This makes it possible to accommodate those cases in which expletives appear to be involved in default agreement

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如何探究脏话

本文主张对咒骂结构采取移动方法，根据该方法，咒骂通过移动到指定位置而不是简单地从外部合并到指定位置来满足 EPP。特别是，我认为咒骂和它的关联构成了一个基本的成分，并且关联带有需要根据乔姆斯基 (2008) 的探测目标系统进行检查的部分案例。此外，与普通 DP 不同，我建议咒骂仅携带未赋值的 ϕ 特征。这使得有可能适应默认协议中似乎涉及脏话的情况