To a first approximation , a CURRENT-FOCUS reaches only nodes that are c-commanded ( Chomsky 1977 ) by its generator .
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That is to say , the CURRENT-FOCUS is a feature , like verb-mode , that is blocked when an [ end ] node is encountered . To a first approximation , a CURRENT-FOCUS reaches only nodes that are c-commanded ( Chomsky 1977 ) by its generator . Finally , certain blocker nodes block the transfer of the FLOAT-OBJECT to their children .
To a first approximation , a CURRENT-FOCUS reaches only nodes that are c-commanded ( @@CITATION ) by its generator .