Head-strength parameter, Distinction between strong and weak heads that determines whether movement can occur., Auxiliary raising, Movement of an Upwards operation from AUX to T to provide an appropriate host for a stranded affix, Do-support, The spellout of a stranded null T affix, Affix hopping, Local downwards operation in which a tense affix lowers onto the closest verbal host., Copular verb, A linking verb like be that connects the subject with a complement., Aspectual auxiliary, An auxiliary that originates in VP and merges with a stranded tense affix by means of auxiliary Raising, Modal auxiliary, An inherently tensed auxiliary that originates in TP

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