German V2 Profile

[Wes09]

V2 micro-parameter profile for German (Table 3.1, row "German").

Caveats

.Pol records the verb-fronting in matrix yes/no questions, which surfaces as V1 (Spec-CP empty), not V2 — included with the V2 cluster because the fronting target is in the CP domain.

.Fin records V-to-I in embedded clauses, NOT V-to-C. In German's SOV base order, V-to-I yields verb-final embedded surface order. The +Fin° claim is the [Vik95] analysis; [HG19] denies V-to-I in German embedded clauses. See Studies/HarizanovGribanova2019.lean for the formal contrast.

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abbrev German.german : Minimalist.V2Profile

German: V-to-C in root declaratives, matrix wh-questions, and yes/no-questions; +Fin° for V-to-I in embedded clauses (contested).

Equations

• German.german = {Minimalist.ForceHead.Decl, Minimalist.ForceHead.Int, Minimalist.ForceHead.Pol, Minimalist.ForceHead.Fin}