Split projections 4Nov 30, 2012 – Day 36Introduction to Syntax

ANTH 3590/7590

Harry Howard

Tulane University

Course management

http://www.tulane.edu/~howard/ANTH3590/ I added two sample presentations to the final

exam day on the home page.

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agentive

thematic

DPthe ball

PPdown the hill

Split VP ~ V shell v is an abstract causative light verb, like make

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v'

vø

V'

Vroll

roll+

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T’

Twill

TP

PRNthey

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ForceP

ForceØ

V assigns LOCATIVE to its internal argument

v assigns AGENT to its external argument

V assigns THEME to its external argumentV’

ADVgently

perfectly

vP

PRNthey

v'

ADVgently

deliberately

DPthe truck

PPwith ø hay

Load with (58)carefully adjoins to v’ or V’no intransitive version > the verb is always agentive

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VP

vP

vø

V'

Vload

PRNthey

T’

load+

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Twill

TP

PRNthey

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ForceP

ForceØ

DPthe rubbish

PPout

take out (59)take the rubbish out, but not take out the rubbish

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VP

vP

vø

V'

Vtake

PRNthey

T’

take+

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Twill

TP

PRNthey

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ForceP

ForceØ

DPthe litmus

paper

AdjPred

Resultative turn red (61)

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VP

vP

vø

V'

Vturn

PRNit

T’

turn+

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Twill

TP

PRNit

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ForceP

ForceØ

DPø Dougal

CPthat he should be less frugal

ø PRO to be less frugal

Persuade (64)

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VP

vP

vø

V'

Vpersuade

DPø Duncan

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persuade+

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Twill

TP

DPø Duncan

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ForceP

ForceØ

Unaccusative structuresRadford §8.6

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PRNyou

PPto school

Belfast English, Dialect A (74)Go you to school!

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VP

vP

vø

V'

Vgo

T’

go+

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TAf

TP

ForceP

ForceØ

QPa loud scream

PPfrom inside the

house

Standard English unaccusative (81)A loud scream came from inside the house.

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vP

vø

V'

Vcame

T’

came+

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TAf

TP

QPa loud scream

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ForceP

ForceØ

QPa loud scream

PPfrom inside the house

Locative inversion (83)from inside the house came a loud scream.

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vP

vø

V'

Vcame

T’

came+

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TAf

TP

PPfrom inside the house

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ForceP

ForceØ

QPa loud scream

PPfrom inside the house

Unaccusative with expletive there (86)There came a loud scream from inside the house.

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VP

vP

vø

V'

Vcame

PRNthere

T’

came+

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Twill

TP

PRNthere

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ForceP

ForceØ

Split VP: Passive and raising structuresRadford §8.7

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DPthe horse

PPover the fence

Passive (90)The horse was jumped perfectly over the fence.

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vP

vø

V'

Vjumped

T’

jumped+

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Twas

TP

DPthe horse

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ForceP

ForceØ

V'

ADVperfectly

PPto me

TPto have upset several people

Raising (95-7)The president does seem to me to have upset several people.

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VP

vP

vø

V'

Vseem

T’

seem+

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Tdoes

TP

DPthe president

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ForceP

ForceØ

the president

NEXT TIMESummary §8; Start §9

No quiz

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