Kuiper and Allan Chapter 8.1.1 Heads and complements Kuiper and Allan Chapter 8.1.1

What are complements in general? Complements include: objects direct indirect intensive complements They are required by the head to complete its meaning.

Subcategories of heads Heads of phrase belong to subcategories on the basis of the kind of complements they take. Transitive verbs take objects. massage Intransitive verbs do not. sleep Some verbs take double objects. buy

Verbs subcategorize for complementizers Data Max understood that Joanna had driven his sportscar. *Max understood whether Joanna had driven his sportcar. *Max didn't understand whether Joanna had driven his sportscar. Max didn't know whether Joanna had driven his sportscar.

Complementizers subcategorize for the tense of their complement clause Data The committee intended for John to come. The committee intended that John might come. *The committee intended that John to come. *The committee intended for John might come.

Finite and non-finite clauses Finite clauses are tensed, e.g. the contain either a modal auxiliary or past or present tense forms. Non-finite clauses do not contain either a modal or past or present tense forms. Non-finite clauses often have to in the place of tense.

Representing the structure of non-finite verb phrases VP LexV to swim