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Not all subject islands are equally strong. Some violations become acceptable if they are "saved" by a second gap in the sentence, known as a .

Many generative grammarians argue that islands are a result of the of human language. Islands

Modern theories suggest certain phrases are "phases" that become invisible to the rest of the sentence once completed. 2. The Information Structure View Not all subject islands are equally strong

"Which book did you file ___ [without reading ___]?" Islands