observational

kokeilu- puhekieltä Based on or pertaining to scientific observation.
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   An alternative way of defending the proposal to conflate NP MOVEMENT with XP MOVEMENT would be to question the observational adequacy of the claim that NP MOVEMENT only ever has NP constituents as its target. Sentences such as the following (from Radford (1981), p. 210) might be used to support the claim that NP MOVEMENT can indeed ‘raiseʼ constituents other than NP: (23) (a)      AP Rather plump seems — to be how he likes his girlfriends (23) (b)      PP In Paris seems — to be where they first met (23) (c)      ADVP A little too casually seems — to have been how he addressed the judge (23) (d)      CP For the Prime Minister to resign would seem — to be unthinkable