Verbal Complement Clauses: A Minimalist Study of Direct Perception Constructions (Linguistik Aktuell Linguistics Today

293 Pages·1999·21.39 MB·English

by  Claudia Felser

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A minimalsitsutdo yfd ir&peetr cepctoinosnt ructions
VERBAL
COMPLEMENT
CLAUSES
A MINIMALISSTT UDYO F DIRECT
PERCEPTIOC ONSTRUCTIOS
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Contents
Pretacc XI
AbbreviaatnidSo ynm.b ols xii
Pe1ceptVieornba �n dG eneraGtriavmem ar
1.J1m orduction I
1.T2h eP roblems 3
1.T3h e Aim Scaonpodef t hSitsu dy 4
1.O4r gaanuio.n 6
1.O5v er\'itehw'el lolefet oirFcraalm ework 7
1.50.-1T heoarnydM erger 9
1.5A.r2g umeMnotv ement I 0
1.5F.u3n ctiCoantaelg oarnidHe. e.,a t\d•o 1vemcnt II
1.5B.m4d inagnd Control 13
2 Synta<�ltnSidec m anCthiacr acten.o nt-iFcisPn eiortfce e ption
Complemeinnt .E nglish 16
2.1 Introduction 16
2.2S, m act iJc> ropeo1fIP t VtCe.� 17
2.2Oe.t1e rminCmogn stituency 18
2.2A.b2e. n coefF initetnvet,ac;ra.kn edAr usx ilianes 25
2.2t.{3se tricotniP oansissv aiu.o n 26
2.2R.e4, c;trionc1'/u: trieo Innss ertion 33
2.3 SemParnoetpratcoi feI s PVC� 36
2.3T.em1p omSli multaneity 38
2.3R.e2, c;triocntt ihoPern esd icate 39
2.3L.o3g icParlor pteaoef. Blmnemf uives 46
2.3R.e4s trictBiaornPesl uorSnaul jb ects 50
2.4S ummaroyf t hPer opieenosfI P VC� 52
2.5P ercep"teirosCnua sua .t tCvoem ptcmen11 53
2.6P articPiepriceaplCt oimopnl ement� 57
2.6T.l1l J\em biguoifrP ya rticCiopmtpal1e ment. 59
2.6.2 OiTthfee rbeentcwee PePnV Ca.nc;d J.P VC 76
27.S um<muy 80
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3 The StructurPee rocfe pCDuotomrnpe lcetm ems 90
31. lmroduction 90
3.2P reviAonuasl yse. 91
3.2.'1l lC\PeA naliy.. 91
3.2.T2h elP Ana.ltys. 93
3.2.P3Y Csa sb :uVeP . 99
3.2.P4Y Csa sS malCll aeus 107
... 2.5P l'elnm nar, Summary I1 3
3.3A nA lternaPtVtCva e.:A pecPth rase. 114
3.31. Aspeac.at S yntaHcetaidc 114
3.3.T2h eS trucotfm eP VC. 121
3.4S ummary 125
4 Thel:. vem-ConAtnraolly sL 182
4.1l mroduction 182
4.2' 11S\yen toaft:x v: emA rguments 192
4.2E.v1i defnocaren E xtArrag umePnots tttOJl 192
4.2.T2b e iPto.io ofEn x ternAarlg ument� 134
4.2.'113\ SyntaSctuacto ufE. 142
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4.3P erccpttonC oVnetrrPborsle dicates 145
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4.3·.n1, Neo n-StCahtairvaeco tfPe err cepVteirobns 148
4.3.E2v enCton trionPl V Cs 149
4.3.A3g aifn•v.t ulBtitnpdlien g 125
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4A DerivtihnPegro pertoifPe e.n: eptlu{aelpom 155
4.4B.a1r Eev emC omplements 155
4.4.A2c counftotSrnn gnu haneity 185
4.4.S3e lectRieo:-.ntanlc tointo hnPesr edicate 165
4.4.'4l lD\ies triobfuE txipolne '1u1vtee re 176
4.4.I5n teripnrBgea trPel urals 17-l
4.4.D6e rtin Ogt heSre manPtmipce t1te. 176
4.4.171 \Ceo nt.r aaigma mPsatst .v e 180
4.5E xtensoifto hnAesn altys. 109
4.51. Comp1emoefmA :-.s pectVuearlb s 109
4.5.A2d Junct-PCroendsitcartuec lions 192
4.5.P3u rpoCslea use:-. 194
4.6S ummary 195
contents ix
5 DtrePcetr cep1Cioomnp lemelilnOl l!!.l tEeurr opeaLna nguage. 204
5.1l mroduction 204
5.2 speActualC omplemematiino nG eramnadnD utch 206
5.2.A1m andAa n·al .A spectt-.u1atla rkers 208
5.2.T2h eS yntaoxfA CIa ndP repo$itlinofnianltC totmvpel emen2t1.3
5.2.V3e rRba i�imn Pge rceptual Reports 222
5.2.S4u mmary 227
5.3D irePce1r ceptCioomnp lemenitnR. o mance 227
5.3.A1C IC omplements 228
5.3.P2.e udo-RelCaotmipvlee menh 233
5.3.P3r epo�itIinofnianli tive. 237
5.4S ummary 239
6 Conclusion 248
Reference.\\ ,_)- 3
Subjeicntd ex 267
Aulhmi ndex 275
Preface
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AbbreviatainodnS sy mbols
3 existemoipearla tor
1VAP AdJective/AdPjhecrlaisvea l
1\CC accusatciavsee
1\CI lkcu.,·tuilwn,j•i nuindl .it lr'ut!c tcioonn
Adv/AdvP l\dverbl/\dvPehrrbremu l
Agr/AgrP AgrecmeJn\lglr eemPehmn u e
Ag•O/AgrOAPg reemm-eObJeAC.:gIr!e emme -ObejcPth rase
AgrS/AgrSAPg reemem-SubJect/1\greePmhernats-eS ubjet't
A.p iAp.P A.p ecAts/p eePlh rase
Al.5X amahary
Bl Brul·ncn niivte
BT Binding Theory
C/CP Complememiser/ComplPehmrcmaei. s er
D/DP Determiner/DetPeh.r1am·.ci ner
DP�,_ objeDcPt
DP., subjeDcPt
t:te cvema rgumem
EC�J ex.:;eipotn acla .�e marking
ECP EmptyC ategoPrryi nciple
EPI, Extended Projecrion Principle
rl rulIln terpretation
GBN generoipce rator
HJ\B habuuoaple rator
1/IP lnOecrion/lnfJPehcmt.ei on
ILP mdtvidual-level predicate
INF mfinitmiovraplh eme
IPl' ll{/ilPfroi PfairltlitcJiSp io
IP VC InfiniPteirvcaelp tVieornbC omplement
LF LogtcFaoln n
�Jl' �Jmima.1h P rogram
�/NP �oun/�oPuhnr ae.
�EG negatimvaer ker
�eg/NegP �egation/�ePglamtlei! o'n