Linearization versus Movement: Evidence from German Pied-Piped Infinitives

Abstract

this paper we want to contribute to this discussion by taking a look at a phenomenon in German: the `pied-piping' of infinitives in relative clauses. This construction is an interesting test case since the question whether the construction should be licensed by movement or a linearization-like mechanism is a much discussed topic in the GB literature. Riemsdijk (1985) and Trissler (1991) argue for a movement account of the pied-piping construc