Complementisers, word order and a non-cartographic approach to the CP-domain

This chapter elaborates on the notion of complementizer phrases (CPs) in correlation with complementizers, word order, and a non-cartographic approach. It starts with the role of complementizers in typing the clause. Assuming a COMP projection is one of the possibilities in modeling the CP-domain and maintaining constraints on word order, a simple COMP projection is not even descriptively adequate as it would rule out complex wh-phrases to appear in the left periphery and would fail to meet descriptive adequacy. The chapter explains that doubly filled COMP patterns point to the conclusion that the template either fails to meet descriptive adequacy or requires a large set of additional assumptions that are not independently motivated.