Abstract:Research into the syntax of English be going to has typically focused on how going to relates to gonna, but work has tended to focus less on the location and structure of the construction within the clausal spine. This paper compares two competing hypotheses for this location: the high aspect account, in which going to/gonna is a modal with be in a high functional head above it, and the little v account, in which future be going to is quite similar to the progressive main verb in structure. I observe that thes… Show more
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