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Split projections 2Nov 26, 2012 – Day 34Introduction to SyntaxANTH 3590/7590Harry HowardTulane 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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ReviewSplit CP into Force, Topic, Focus
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Inductive introduction The initial sentence
We will never again tolerate atrocities like those. Focus:
i. Never again will we tolerate atrocities like those. (~1)ii. I am absolutely convinced that never again will we tolerate atrocities like those.
(~3)iii. *I am absolutely convinced never again that will we tolerate atrocities like
those. Topicalization:
i. Atrocities like those, we will never again tolerate.ii. I am absolutely convinced that atrocities like those, we will never again tolerate. iii. *I am absolutely convinced atrocities like those that we will never again
tolerate. Both
i. Atrocities like those, never again will we tolerate.ii. *Never again, atrocities like those, will we tolerate.iii. I am absolutely convinced that, atrocities like those, never again will we
tolerate. (~7)iv. *I am absolutely convinced that never again, atrocities like those, will we
tolerate. v. *I am absolutely convinced, atrocities like those, never again that will we
tolerate.
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TPtolerate
Split CP in an embedded clause (8)
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ForceP
Forcethat
willwe ø atrocities like those never again
Top’DPø atrocities like those
TopP
Topø
FocP
AdvPnever again
Foc'
Focwill
…I am absolutely convinced that, atrocities like those, never again will we tolerate.
TPtolerate
Split CP within a relative clause (10a, b)topicalization
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…
willwe that kind of behavior in which
Force’PPin which
ForceP
Forceø
TopP
DPthat kind of behavior
Top'
Topø
A university is the kind of place in which, that kind of behavior, we cannot tolerate.
TPvolunteer
Split CP within a complement clauseFocus
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wouldRobin under no/any circumstances
why
Lee wonders why under any circumstances at all would Robin volunteer
Foc'
Focwould
Force'
ForceP
Forceø
PPwhy
…
PPunder no/any circumstances
FocP
SPLIT TPRadford §8.3
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Summary
Radford rejects splitting TP into an Aspect Phrase and a Mood Phrase, in addition to T.
He also rejects an early proposal to split of an Agreement Phrase.
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SPLIT VPRadford §8.4
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Inductive introduction Some data
36a) She rolled the ball down the hill.36b) She filled the bath with water.etc.
What is the constituent structure of such sentences?
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First guess: two complements to V
37) she [V' [V rolled] [DP the ball] [PP down the hill]]Problem: the ball down the hill forms a constituent for coordination, but it is not a constituent in (37):
38) She rolled [the ball down the hill] and [the acorn up the mountain].
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Second guess: adjectival PP she [V' [V rolled] [DP the ball [PP down the hill]]] Problem: unaccusative (and passive) usages of
these verbs * The ball down the hill will roll. The ball will roll down the hill. (39b) * The ball down the hill will be rolled. The ball will be rolled down the hill.
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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+
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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 argument
thematic
agentive
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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*
*
Adverbs can adjoin to V' or v'
Diagram on board
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NEXT TIMEContinue §8
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