Split projections 4 Nov 30, 2012 – Day 36 Introduction to Syntax ANTH 3590/7590 Harry Howard Tulane University

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Split VP ~ V shell v is an abstract causative light verb, like make ForceP Force Ø 11/30/12 T’ T will TP PRN they ------- agentive vP PRN they v' ADV gently deliberately v assigns AGENT to its external argument v' v ø ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane VP thematic roll+ ------- V assigns THEME to its external argument DP the ball V’ V assigns LOCATIVE to its internal argument ADV gently perfectly V' V roll PP down the hill

Load with (58) carefully adjoins to v’ or V’ no intransitive version > the verb is always agentive 11/30/12 ForceP Force Ø TP PRN they ------- T’ T will vP ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane PRN they v' v ø VP load+ ------- DP the truck V' V load PP with ø hay

take out (59) take the rubbish out, but not take out the rubbish 11/30/12 ForceP Force Ø TP PRN they ------- T’ T will vP ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane PRN they v' v ø VP take+ ------- DP the rubbish V' V take PP out

Resultative turn red (61) 11/30/12 ForceP Force Ø TP PRN it ------- T’ T will vP ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane PRN it v' v ø VP turn+ ------- DP the litmus paper V' V turn AdjP red

that he should be less frugal Persuade (64) 11/30/12 ForceP Force Ø TP DP ø Duncan ----------- T’ T will vP ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane DP ø Duncan v' v ø VP persuade+ ------------ DP ø Dougal V' V persuade CP that he should be less frugal ø PRO to be less frugal

Unaccusative structures 11/30/12 Unaccusative structures ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane Radford §8.6

Belfast English, Dialect A (74) Go you to school! 11/30/12 ForceP Force Ø TP T’ T Af vP ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane v ø VP go+ ------- PRN you V' V go PP to school

Standard English unaccusative (81) A loud scream came from inside the house. 11/30/12 ForceP Force Ø TP QP a loud scream ------- T’ T Af vP ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane v ø VP came+ ------- QP a loud scream V' V came PP from inside the house

Locative inversion (83) from inside the house came a loud scream. 11/30/12 ForceP Force Ø TP PP from inside the house ------------------------ T’ T Af vP ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane v ø VP came+ ------- QP a loud scream V' V came PP from inside the house

Unaccusative with expletive there (86) There came a loud scream from inside the house. 11/30/12 ForceP Force Ø TP PRN there ------- T’ T will vP ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane PRN there v' v ø VP came+ ------- QP a loud scream V' V came PP from inside the house

Split VP: Passive and raising structures 11/30/12 Split VP: Passive and raising structures ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane Radford §8.7

Passive (90) The horse was jumped perfectly over the fence. 11/30/12 ForceP Force Ø TP DP the horse ------- T’ T was vP ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane v ø VP jumped+ --------- DP the horse V' ADV perfectly V' V jumped PP over the fence

to have upset several people Raising (95-7) The president does seem to me to have upset several people. 11/30/12 ForceP Force Ø TP DP the president ------- T’ T does vP ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane v ø VP seem+ ------- PP to me V' V seem TP to have upset several people the president

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