This paper studies the SAI(Subject Auxiliary Inversion) in English syntax through the analysis of split projections. The SAI is obligatory in the matrix clause of non-subject WH-question, but it doesn't take place in the subject WH-question. Futhermore, the SAI can be found in neither of the indirect WH-questions and the indirect Y/N questions. However, the SAI is found in both the matrix and the embedded clauses of negative inversion sentences. To solve these tricky problems, I introduce Park(1996)'s OSHA based upon split projection. This new approach will become an alternative on the analysis of English subject-auxiliary inversion. If we assume Park(1996)'s OSHA as the available theory, we can have more explanatory power to analyze the SAI constructions consistently.
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I. Introduction II. Nature of the SAl 2.1 T-to-e movement 2.2 T-to-Focus movement III. Split Projection Hypothesis 3.1 T-to-TP2 movement 3.2 CP-(FocP2)-FocP-(TP2)-TP IV. Conclusion Works Cited Abstract