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The "core" component of any phrase is known as this.

the head
100
in languages with verb raising, where does the verb move (from where, to where)?

V to T

100

languages without an overt subject are known as this kind of language

null subject language

100

Languages differ in terms of whether or not they mark the future morphologically. Which option is most common?

no marking

100

"states" and "activities" refer to this kind of aspect?

lexical aspect

200

An element that is optional is known as this.

an adjunct

200
give an example of a verb that has no semantic content but is there for structural reasons

dummy do

200

English drops subjects in restricted circumstances. What is this kind of omission referred to as?

diary-drop

200

Japanese has forms like tabe-ru for "eat/will eat" and tabe-ta for "ate". What is the tense distinction in this language?

past vs. non-past

200

English encodes perfect aspect via this construction.

have + past participle

300

the subject of a sentence is found in this location (in x-bar terms)

Spec, TP

300

languages in which the main verb remains in VP are said to have this parameter setting

tense-lowering

300
wanna-contraction in a question is not possible when this is present

a trace

300

Chinese relies on what kind of marking to indicate time?

aspectual marking

300

wh-movement is known as an example of this type of movement (technical term)?

A-bar movement

400

languages with the head to the left of the complement are known as what kind of language?

head-initial

400

languages that mark the passive voice directly on the verb are said to have this kind of passive

synthetic

400

In the sentence, You walk in the park, how do we represent the agreement with the subject?

null morpheme for 2sg

400

across languages that encode tense and aspect as separate markers, what order do we find these in?

aspect then tense

400

In Mende, a phrase like "mahei ha-ngo" (the chief is dead) there is a special marker (ngo) to indicate this kind of aspect.

stative

500

passives involve this kind of movement (technical term)?

A-movement

500

when a verb reflects the features of the subject in Spec TP, what is this known as? 

spec-head agreement

500

Languages like English, French, and Chinese all have different settings for the type of wh-movement. What are those settings (technical terms)?

overt, both, covert

500

languages with multiple wh-words moving to CP follow this general principle to determine order?

attract closest

500

Name two diagnostics we have to determine if a language has V-to-T movement.

wh-question formation, placement of adverbs