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German clause structure Minimum: V-Projection + functional projection.

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1 German clause structure Minimum: V-Projection + functional projection

2 German clause structure Uncontroversial: a.Fronting of the finite Verb

3 German clause structure Uncontroversial: a.Fronting of the finite Verb b.Fronting of a single phrase

4 German clause structure Uncontroversial: a.Fronting of the finite Verb b.Fronting of a single phrase

5 German clause structure Controversies on Additional functional architecture

6 German clause structure Controversies on Additional functional architecture

7 German clause structure Silent medial functional shells? Wait until Unit 4: Scrambling (and expletives)

8 German clause structure Verb clustering Derivational Implementation ?

9 German clause structure Verb clustering & Clause union Obligatory for a small class of verbs Optional for a subset of control verbs

10 Bare Infinitive

11 zu +Infinitive + V+ Participle II + Verb

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