Control phenomena

Benjamin Lyngfelt
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Control, as the term is generally understood in syntax, concerns the interpretation of non-finite clauses such as infinitivals or gerunds. It may be defined as a coreference relation between the understood subject of a non-finite clause and some other element that provides its interpretation. This element is called its controller. Some different types of controllers are illustrated in (1):

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