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Split projections 3 Nov 28, 2012 – Day 35. Introduction 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. REVIEW. SPLIT VP. The data - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Split projections 3Nov 28, 2012 – Day 35Introduction 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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REVIEW
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SPLIT VP The data
She rolled the ball down the hill. (36a) Two guesses
she [V' [V rolled] [DP the ball] [PP down the hill]] (37) She rolled [the ball down the hill] and [the acorn up
the mountain]. (38) she [V' [V rolled] [DP the ball [PP down the hill]]] *The ball down the hill will roll. The ball will roll down the hill. (39b)
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DPthe ball
PPdown the hill
Third guess: V shell ~ split VP (47)v is an abstract causative light verb, like make
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VP
v'
vø
V'
Vroll
vP
PRNthey
roll+
-------
T’
Twill
TP
PRNthey
-------
ForceP
ForceØ
V assigns LOCATIVE to its internal argument
v assigns AGENT to its external argument
V assigns THEME to its external argument
thematic
agentive
SPLIT PROJECTIONSContinue Radford §8.4
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A look at adverbs
49a) They will gently roll the ball down the hill.49b) They will roll the ball gently down the hill.53a) He had deliberately rolled the ball gently down the hill.53b) He had gently rolled the ball deliberately down the hill.54a) Mary perfectly jumped the horse over the last fence.54b) Mary jumped the horse perfectly over the last fence.
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DPthe ball
PPdown the hill
Adverbs adjoin to v’ … (50)1
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VP
vP
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V'
Vroll
PRNthey
T’
roll+
-------
Twill
TP
PRNthey
-------
ForceP
ForceØ
v'
ADVgently
deliberately
DPthe ball
PPdown the hill
… or to V’ (51)1
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V’
VP
vP
vø
V'
Vroll
PRNthey
T’
roll+
-------
Twill
TP
PRNthey
-------
ForceP
ForceØ
v'
ADVgently
perfectly
Adverb position
Adverbs like gently can adjoin to v’ or V’. Adverbs like deliberately can only adjoin to a
projection headed by an agentive verb, such as v (so they only adjoin to v’).
Adverbs like perfectly can only adjoin to V’.
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OTHER TRANSITIVE STRUCTURESRadford §8.5
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Inductive introduction Other transitive verbs
55a They will load the truck with hay.56a) The truck will load with hay.57a) They will carefully load the truck with hay.57b) They will load the truck carefully with hay.also give to, take from, blame for
Particle verbsHe was taking out the rubbish. He was taking the rubbish out.
Resultative verbs60a) The acid will turn the litmus paper red.
Verbs like persuade62a) Duncan must persuade Dougal that he should be less frugal.62b) Duncan must persuade Dougal to be less frugal.
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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
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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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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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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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Vpersuade
DPø Duncan
T’
persuade+
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Twill
TP
DPø Duncan
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ForceP
ForceØ
NEXT TIMEContinue with §8
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