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

2. Course management http://www.tulane.edu/~howard/ANTH3590/
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I added two sample presentations to the final exam day on the home page.
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REVIEW
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4. Split VP ~ V shell v is an abstract causative light verb, like make
ForceP
Force Ø
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will TP
PRN
they
agentive vP
PRN
they v'
ADV
gently
deliberately
v assigns AGENT to its external argument v' v ø
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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

5. Load with (58) carefully adjoins to v’ or V’ no intransitive version > the verb is always agentive
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ForceP
Force Ø TP
PRN
they T’ T
will vP
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PRN
they v' v ø VP
load+ DP
the truck V' V
load PP
with ø hay

6. take out (59) take the rubbish out, but not take out the rubbish
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ForceP
Force Ø TP
PRN
they T’ T
will vP
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PRN
they v' v ø VP
take+ DP
the rubbish V' V
take PP
out

7. Resultative turn red (61)
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ForceP
Force Ø TP
PRN it T’ T
will vP
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PRN it v' v ø VP
turn+ DP
the litmus paper V' V
turn
AdjP
red

8. that he should be less frugal
Persuade (64)
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ForceP
Force Ø TP DP
ø Duncan T’ T
will vP
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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

9. Unaccusative structures
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Unaccusative structures
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Radford §8.6

10. Belfast English, Dialect A (74) Go you to school!
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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

11. Standard English unaccusative (81) A loud scream came from inside the house.
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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

12. Locative inversion (83) from inside the house came a loud scream.
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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

13. Unaccusative with expletive there (86) There came a loud scream from inside the house.
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ForceP
Force Ø TP
PRN
there T’ T
will vP
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PRN
there v' v ø VP
came+ QP
a loud scream V' V
came PP
from inside the house

14. Split VP: Passive and raising structures
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Split VP: Passive and raising structures
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Radford §8.7

15. Passive (90) The horse was jumped perfectly over the fence.
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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

16. to have upset several people
Raising (95-7) The president does seem to me to have upset several people.
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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

17. NEXT TIME Summary §8; Start §9 No quiz 11/30/12
ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane
Summary §8; Start §9
No quiz