Government in Government and Binding Theory
The abstract syntactic relation of government in government and binding theory, a phrase structure grammar, is an extension of the traditional notion of case government. Verbs govern their objects, and more generally, heads govern their dependents. A governs B if and only if:
- A is a governor,
- A m-commands B, and
- no barrier intervenes between A and B.
Lexical heads are assumed to be governors. Maximal projections are assumed to be barriers to government.
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“I do love this people [the French] with all my heart, and think that with a better religion and a better form of government and their present governors their condition and country would be most enviable.”
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