Subjacency[edit]

Subjacency (also known as Bounding Theory, not to be confused with Binding Theory) is a universal constraint on topicalization that prevents movement crossing more than one bounding nodes, which may differ between languages. ^[1] In English, bounding nodes include AuxP and NP. ^{[citation needed]}.

Examples??

Island Theory

Complex NP Constraint

Subject Constraint

Possessive Constraint

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