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The aim of this paper is to analyze the scrambling constructions and to give them a unified explanation under the assumption that the scrambling is not a simple optional movement but an obligatory movement induced by the Edge-feature of a head. In this paper, I examine that such a syntactic derivation results from the syntactic agreement between this edge-feature of a head and the so-called 'D-effect' of a lexical category. Basically, I argue that only Edge-features in terms of Chomsky (2005, 2006) rather than Agree-features can induce the scrambling. I also suggest that the scrambled elements, whether they are derived from clause-internally or clause-externally, move into the outer spec of TP or vP positions which are defined as A'-positions in our suggested framework. I also assume that the inner spec of TP position is taken by the cannonical subjects. Then, the A- and A'-distinction becomes clear in that A-positions are induced by Agree-features and A'-positions are by Edge-features and that only Edge-features can trigger the scrambling that is defined as the syntactic derivation with A'-property as well as discourse-semantic effects