LINGUIST List 22.2360 Sat Jun 04 2011 Qs: Languages with Obligatory Auxiliary Verbs Editor for this issue: Danielle St. Jean <daniellelinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     William Sakas , Languages with Obligatory Auxiliary Verbs Message 1: Languages with Obligatory Auxiliary Verbs Date: 02-Jun-2011 From: William Sakas <sakashunter.cuny.edu> Subject: Languages with Obligatory Auxiliary Verbs E-mail this message to a friend Are there any natural languages whose (declarative) sentences obligatorily contain an auxiliary verb? I.e., there are no sentences with finite main verbs. We are building a large domain of parameterized languages for computational study of language acquisition. We need to know whether it is plausible to permit the combination of no V-to-I movement with obligatory I-to-C movement, which would entail that every sentence must contain an auxiliary that raises from I to C. If you know of any such languages, could you supply a couple of examples? Thanks! William Sakas Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics                             Language Acquisition                             Syntax Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 04-Jun-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.