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Lecture 12: Summary and Exam
Syntax Lecture 12: Summary and Exam
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Summary of the course: X-bar theory Lexical categories/subcategories
Heads, complements, specifiers Lexical categories/subcategories Categorial features; subcategorisation frames Functional Phrases (IP/DP) Sentences conform to X-bar; similarity between sentences and DP CP Sentence in 3 levels: VP, IP and CP; wh-movement The subject There is always a subject; Subject starts inside VP and moves to spec IP Wh-movement Interrogatives and relative clauses Non-finite clause subjects Raising and Control Verb positions Verbs in V, I and C Transitive verbs Causative and double VP analysis; non-causative transitives Intransitive verbs Unaccusatives; unergatives More on DP
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Exam 90 minutes 50 questions Dates Multiple choice (a, b, c, d) 29 May
12 June 26 June (retake)
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Example Questions A: the sister of the head is the specifier
B: the mother of the head is X’ a A is true and B is false b A is false and B is true c A and B are false d A and B are true
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Example Questions A: the sister of the head is the specifier
B: the mother of the head is X’ a A is true and B is false b A is false and B is true c A and B are false d A and B are true
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Example Questions What is the complementiser of the underlined CP in the following? I think[CP he knows] a A phonologically empty complementiser b There is no complementiser c he d If
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Example Questions What is the complementiser of the underlined CP in the following? I think[CP he knows] a A phonologically empty complementiser b There is no complementiser c he d If
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Example Questions In the following structure, if V is a raising verb, what will be in ‘—’ at S-structure? [ – may V [ John is rich]] a A meaningless element (it) b John c PRO d The verb’s own subject argument
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Example Questions In the following structure, if V is a raising verb, what will be in ‘—’ at S-structure? [ – may V [ John is rich]] a A meaningless element (it) b John c PRO d The verb’s own subject argument
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[CP - [IP -- -ed [VP John see who]]]
Example Questions In a main clause with the following D-structure, what will be in C at S-structure? [CP - [IP -- -ed [VP John see who]]] a did b saw c that d who
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[CP - [IP -- -ed [VP John see who]]]
Example Questions In a main clause with the following D-structure, what will be in C at S-structure? [CP - [IP -- -ed [VP John see who]]] a did b saw c that d who
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Example Questions 9) If V is an unaccusative verb, which of the following sentences will be ungrammatical? a He V-ed a cunning V b There V-ed a letter c In the post V-ed a letter d The letter V-ed
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Example Questions 9) If V is an unaccusative verb, which of the following sentences will be ungrammatical? a He V-ed a cunning V b There V-ed a letter c In the post V-ed a letter d The letter V-ed
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Example Questions Which of the following DPs contains an empty determiner? a John’s dog b him c stupid people d these problems
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Example Questions Which of the following DPs contains an empty determiner? a John’s dog b him c stupid people d these problems
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