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Topicalization and Wh-movement
(1)
a. Kim likes Robin.
b. Robin, Kim likes __.
(2)
a. Kim depends on Robin.
b. Robin, Kim depends on __.
(3)
a. Kim depends on Robin.
b. On Robin, Kim depends __.
(4)
a. Kim is fond of Robin.
b. Robin, Kim is fond of __.
(5)
a. Kim showed me a picture of Robin.
b. Robin, Kim showed me a picture of __.
(6)
a. Kim said I like Robin.
b. Robin, Kim said I like __.
(7)
a. Kim said I claimed she likes Robin.
b. Robin, Kim said I claimed she likes __.
Because preposing can in principle span arbitrarily many clauses, it is one example of a long distance dependency!
Webelhuth