Week 10b. VP shells.ppt

文档介绍：SyntaxISmallclausesLasttimewetalkedabout“smallclauses”like:Ifind[Billintolerable].Iconsider[petent].Iwant[Billoffthisship].(Immediately!)Let’.plementsAllofthesmallclauseexamplesfromlasttimeseemtobeabletobeparaphrasedasexampleswithinfinitival([APBillintolerable].Ifind[IPBilltobeintolerable].So,plementswitha“silent”,itturnsoutthatthere’sadifferenceinmeaningbetweenthe“smallclauses”and“plements”.Ifoundthetabletobethree-----,butitfeelslikeIfoundDPAPmeansthattheonlyevidenceforDPbeingAPisasubjectivejudgment,,,notallsmallclausesareofthissort,:Isaw[himfall].Isaw[themupset].Isaw[herinthegarden].There’,VPIIDPPPPDPinhertjsee[past]VPIIDPIIPDPimetjfind[pres]VPIIDPIIPDPimetjwant[pres]IcakeIPDPjBillVVPforPassivesagainAnotherthingthatarguesinfavorofthe“ECM”analysisofhowembeddedsubjectsofsmallclausesandinfinitivalsubjectscheckCasefeatures:sandwichVeatVPI[past]IIPqqDPBill