Quiz: She seems to expect him to be promoted. 11/19/12 ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

Split projections 1 Nov 19, 2012 – Day 33 Introduction to Syntax ANTH 3590/7590 Harry Howard Tulane University http://www.policymic.com/articles/19185/thanksgiving-2012-what-is-thanksgiving-and-how-we-have-lost-its-meaning

Course management http://www.tulane.edu/~howard/ANTH3590/ 11/19/12 ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

SPLIT PROJECTIONS Radford §8.1- 11/19/12 ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane Radford §8.1-

SPLIT CP: FORCE, TOPIC, FOCUS 11/19/12 SPLIT CP: FORCE, TOPIC, FOCUS ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane §8.2

Inductive introduction 11/19/12 The initial sentence We will never again tolerate atrocities like those. Focus: Never again will we tolerate atrocities like those. (~1) I am absolutely convinced that never again will we tolerate atrocities like those. (~3) *I am absolutely convinced never again that will we tolerate atrocities like those. Topicalization: Atrocities like those, we will never again tolerate. I am absolutely convinced that atrocities like those, we will never again tolerate. *I am absolutely convinced atrocities like those that we will never again tolerate. Both Atrocities like those, never again will we tolerate. *Never again, atrocities like those, will we tolerate. I am absolutely convinced that, atrocities like those, never again will we tolerate. (~7) *I am absolutely convinced that never again, atrocities like those, will we tolerate. *I am absolutely convinced, atrocities like those, never again that will we tolerate. ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

Split CP in an embedded clause (8) 11/19/12 I am absolutely convinced that, atrocities like those, never again will we tolerate. … ForceP Force that Top’ DP ø atrocities like those TopP Top ø ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane FocP AdvP never again Foc' Foc will TP tolerate we will ø atrocities like those never again

Relative clauses 11/19/12 9a) A university is the kind of place in which, that kind of behavior, we cannot tolerate. 9b) Syntax is the kind of subject which only very rarely will students enjoy. ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

Split CP within a relative clause (10a, b) topicalization 11/19/12 A university is the kind of place in which, that kind of behavior, we cannot tolerate. … Force’ PP in which ForceP Force ø TopP DP that kind of behavior ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane Top' Top ø TP tolerate we will that kind of behavior in which

Split CP within complement clauses 11/19/12 Lee wonders whether/why Robin would volunteer under any circumstances at all. 11a) Lee wonders whether under any circumstances at all would Robin volunteer. 11b) Lee wonders why under any circumstances at all would Robin volunteer. ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

Split CP within a complement clause Focus 11/19/12 Lee wonders why under any circumstances at all would Robin volunteer Force' ForceP Force ø PP why … ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane PP under no/any circumstances FocP Foc' Foc would TP volunteer Robin would under no/any circumstances why

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