No such thing as 'parametrized deficiency' in the left periphery

Some embedded finite domains in English resist main clause phenomena (MCP). The incompatibility of MCP with these domains applies to argument fronting, among others. In contrast, clitic left dislocation (CLLD) in Romance has a wider distribution. A number of authors have argued that the restricted distribution of English MCP follows from a structural deficiency of the English left periphery (LP). To account for the wider availability of CLLD in the Romance LP, it is proposed that the structural deficiency of the LP varies parametrically. This article challenges the appeal to parametric variation to account for the distribution of MCP. We show that PP preposing and infinitival TP preposing in French share the syntactic properties and distribution of English movements falling under MCP.

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