"*Who did [a picture of ___] hang on the wall?" (The phrase is the subject). Why Do Islands Exist?
"Who did you see [a picture of ___]?" (The phrase is the object). Islands
Linguists debate whether these "walls" are built into our mental grammar or caused by how we process information. 1. The Architectural View "*Who did [a picture of ___] hang on the wall
Once a subject moves to its final position, its internal structure is "frozen" and cannot be accessed. Islands
Not all subject islands are equally strong. Some violations become acceptable if they are "saved" by a second gap in the sentence, known as a .
Some researchers suggest the problem isn't grammar, but .