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Example 6 What did John say that Mary will buy? (Pesetsky & Torrego 2001:370)
Initial Stream: ['what', 'n_sg_3rd_wh', 'buy', 'v*', ['n_sg_3rd', 'Mary'], 'will', 'Tpres', 'that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']

Successful Derivation 1
Successful Derivation 2


Merge 1
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['buy', 'v*', ['n_sg_3rd', 'Mary'], 'will', 'Tpres', 'that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Merge 2
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['v*', ['n_sg_3rd', 'Mary'], 'will', 'Tpres', 'that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Merge 3
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: [['n_sg_3rd', 'Mary'], 'will', 'Tpres', 'that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
Operations: Checked Features: 'uPerson' 'uNumber' 'uGender'
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Substream
Stream: ['Mary', 'n_sg_3rd']

Merge 4
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: []
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Main Stream


Merge 5
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: [['Mary', 'n_sg_3rd'], 'will', 'Tpres', 'that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Merge 6
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['Tpres', 'that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
Unlabeled:


Merge 7
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
Operations: Checked Features: 'uPerson' 'uNumber' 'uGender'
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Merge 8
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Backtrack (check for another possible derivation: Free Merge): Attempt: #2
Continued from Merge 7

Merge 9
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Merge 10
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Merge 11
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Merge 12
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: [['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Substream
Stream: ['John', 'n_sg_3rd']

Merge 13
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: []
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Merge 14
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: [['John', 'n_sg_3rd'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Merge 15
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['C_Q']
Operations: Checked Features: 'uPerson' 'uNumber' 'uGender'
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Merge 16
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: []
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FormCopy:
Access Box: what+C_Q
Crash (Unlabeled):

Backtrack (check for another possible derivation: Free Merge): Attempt: #3
Continued from Merge 15

Merge 17
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: []
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Merge 18
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: []
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Access Box: what+C_Q
Transfer:
Frontier:

Spell Out: what+CQ n John T(Past,3rd,sg) v say that n Mary T(Pres,3rd,sg) will v* buy
PF Rules: what CQ+T(Past,3rd,sg)
what did John say that Mary T(Pres,3rd,sg)+will
what did John say that Mary will buy

Successful Derivation 1
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Backtrack (check for another possible derivation: Free Merge): Attempt: #4
Continued from Merge 6

Merge 19
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['Tpres', 'that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Merge 20
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
Operations: Checked Features: 'uPerson' 'uNumber' 'uGender'
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Merge 21
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Backtrack (check for another possible derivation: Free Merge): Attempt: #5
Continued from Merge 20

Merge 22
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Merge 23
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Merge 24
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Merge 25
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: [['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
Unlabeled:

Substream
Stream: ['John', 'n_sg_3rd']

Merge 26
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: []
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Main Stream


Merge 27
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: [['John', 'n_sg_3rd'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
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Merge 28
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['C_Q']
Operations: Checked Features: 'uPerson' 'uNumber' 'uGender'
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Merge 29
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: []
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Access Box: what+C_Q
Crash (Unlabeled):

Backtrack (check for another possible derivation: Free Merge): Attempt: #6
Continued from Merge 28

Merge 30
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: []
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Merge 31
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: []
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Access Box: what+C_Q
Transfer:
Frontier:

Spell Out: what+CQ n John T(Past,3rd,sg) v say that n Mary T(Pres,3rd,sg) will v* buy
PF Rules: what CQ+T(Past,3rd,sg)
what did John say that Mary T(Pres,3rd,sg)+will
what did John say that Mary will buy

Successful Derivation 2
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Backtrack (check for another possible derivation: Free Merge): Attempt: #7
Continued from Merge 2

Merge 32
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: ['v*', ['n_sg_3rd', 'Mary'], 'will', 'Tpres', 'that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
Unlabeled:


Merge 33
Merge: set-Merge
Stream: [['n_sg_3rd', 'Mary'], 'will', 'Tpres', 'that', 'say', 'v', ['n_sg_3rd', 'John'], 'Tpast', 'C_Q']
Operations: Checked Features: 'uPerson' 'uNumber' 'uGender'
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# of Backtracks: 6
# of Crashes: 5
# of Successful Derivations: 2

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