Cartography and the Passive

 This paper is chapter for the following volume:

Wolfe, Sam. Forthcoming. Mapping Syntax. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Cartography and the Passive

A Smuggling Approach to HXPS

Abstract: This squib argues that Heavy XP Shift (HXPS) is to be analyzed as smuggling (in the sense of Collins 2005): The shifted constituent moves to Spec FocP, followed by vP movement smuggling the external argument around the focused constituent.

A Smuggling Approach to HXPS

The Year of Smuggling (2024)

There has been a tidal wave of recent work on smuggling, in the sense of Collins 2005. I will refer to 2024 as ‘The Year of Smuggling’ for all the breakthrough work taking place.