This paper concerns the optional and obligatory occurrences of got along with a lexical or a (semi-) auxiliary have. It identifies the distribution of the dummy got precisely and shows that its occurrence is governed by semantic and prosodic conditions. Theses semantic and prosodic conditions are implemented in the framework of Distributed Morphology (Halle & Marantz 1993, 1994), a Minimalist Theory version of grammar. Finally, based on the generalizations and restrictions, a few implications and consequences of Distributed Morphology are discussed.