Abstract
According to standard assumptions of generative theory, operators are subject to the following universal principle of scope interpretation:
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(1)
An operator c-commands its scope.1
Sentences are checked for principle (1) when they enter the semantic interpretive component of grammar. Principle (1) is either satisfied in syntax already: at D-structure, by base-generation, or S-structure, as a result of Move WH; or is only met at LF, the abstract level of representation directly feeding into semantic interpretation.
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Kiss, K.É. (1992). Logical Structure in Syntactic Structure: The Case of Hungarian. In: Huang, CT.J., May, R. (eds) Logical Structure and Linguistic Structure. Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy, vol 40. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3472-9_5
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