Complementizer-trace effects in Russian

This paper presents and discusses the results from an acceptability judgment task conducted to test the complementizer-trace effect in Russian. In addition, in this study, I investigate (i) the differences in the transparency of the two types of finite embedded clause with two different complementizers for the argument extraction and (ii) the effect of a high adverb on the acceptability of subject extraction. While providing reliable data on the presence of the complementizer-trace effect in Russian, this paper also explores the significance of the results for the theory of complementizer-trace effects in general.