Particles: On the Syntax of Verb-Particle, Triadic and Causative Constructions (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax)

Contents......Page 10
Preface......Page 8
1.1 Introduction......Page 16
1.2.1 A modular theory......Page 17
1.2.2 A conjunctive ECP......Page 18
1.2.3 NP-traces and the ECP......Page 21
1.2.4 Incorporation and the ECP......Page 25
1.2.5 Incorporation, indexation and c-command......Page 30
1.2.6 Uniformity of Theta Assignment......Page 32
1.2.7 Modularity and syntactic word formation......Page 35
1.2.8 Small clauses and subject-predicate relationships......Page 37
1.2.9 Small clauses and abstract syntactic structure......Page 40
1.3 Particles......Page 42
1.4 Preview......Page 47
2.2 Complex particle constructions: Preliminaries......Page 48
2.2.1 The clause-final constituent as a SC predicate......Page 49
2.2.2 The particle as a SC head......Page 51
2.3.1 Introduction: The theoretical options......Page 56
2.3.2 On Kayne\'s (1985) analysis of complex particle constructions......Page 59
2.3.3 The alternative......Page 67
2.3.4 Another possibility?......Page 80
2.3.5 An inventory of complex particle constructions......Page 86
2.3.6 On the non-lexical status of particles......Page 94
2.4.1 Word-order alternation: The theoretical options......Page 99
2.4.2 Against extraposition......Page 100
2.4.3 On the locus of particle incorporation......Page 101
2.4.4 On the ergativity of particles......Page 105
2.4.5 On pronouns and word order......Page 113
2.4.6 Particle modification......Page 119
2.5 Conclusion......Page 123
3.1 Introduction......Page 124
3.2 Why Larson\'s analysis of Dative Shift fails: Evidence from triadic verb-particle constructions......Page 125
3.3 The predicativity of the dative PP......Page 132
3.4 Particle modification and Dative Shift......Page 136
3.5 Particle reanalysis: A correlation......Page 137
3.6 Why obligatory reanalysis?......Page 138
3.7 An empty verb in triadic constructions......Page 139
3.8 Decomposition of main verb have......Page 142
3.9 The structure of triadic constructions and the analysis of Dative Shift......Page 144
3.10.1 Case Theory......Page 146
3.10.2 Licensing the empty preposition......Page 147
3.11.1 An empty verb and an empty particle......Page 153
3.11.2 Word order in Dutch dative constructions......Page 156
3.11.3 Word order in Chinese dative constructions......Page 164
3.12 Transformational Dative Shift and distribution......Page 168
3.12.1 The role played by the (empty) preposition......Page 169
3.12.2 Idioms and affectedness......Page 171
3.13.1 Chinese Dative Shift......Page 173
3.13.2 Triadic serial verbs and V-V compounds......Page 174
3.13.3 Conclusion......Page 178
3.14 The with construction......Page 179
3.15.1 On the cross-linguistic distribution of double object particle constructions......Page 183
3.15.2 Particles in unexpected positions......Page 186
3.15.3 On dative PPs with prepositional subjects......Page 190
3.16 Conclusion......Page 192
4.2.1 Restrictions on Goal movement: Introduction to the problem......Page 194
4.2.2 Overt versus empty operator movement......Page 197
4.2.3 Analysis......Page 199
4.2.4 English topicalisation and relativisation......Page 203
4.2.5 English long wh-extraction......Page 204
4.2.6 English short wh-extraction......Page 206
4.2.7 Heavy NP Shift......Page 208
4.3.1 The problem......Page 210
4.3.2 Dative Shift and Theme extraction......Page 212
4.3.3 Preliminaries: Structural ambiguity......Page 214
4.3.4 Theme extraction: Analysis......Page 215
4.3.5 Conclusion......Page 219
4.4 Raising-to-subject and the double object Theme......Page 220
4.5.1 A\'-extraction of the English double object Theme......Page 222
4.5.2 A\'-extraction of the Kichaga double object Goal......Page 226
4.5.3 Summary......Page 228
4.6.1 Binding asymmetries......Page 229
4.6.2 The binding facts of German......Page 231
4.6.3 Analysis......Page 233
4.6.4 Summary......Page 237
4.7 Conclusion......Page 238
5.1 Introduction......Page 240
5.2.1 The problem from a Dutch perspective......Page 242
5.2.2 The problem from a Sanuma perspective......Page 243
5.2.3 The problem from an Indonesian perspective......Page 245
5.2.4 Synthesis......Page 246
5.2.5 Interlude: Affixal particles in French......Page 248
5.2.6 Two central questions for the analysis of causative constructions......Page 250
5.3.1 Two correlations between datives and causatives......Page 252
5.3.2 Structural assimilation......Page 257
5.3.3 The structure......Page 258
5.3.4 Decomposition of triadic verbs......Page 261
5.3.5 Causatives, possession and affectedness......Page 262
5.3.6 Ergativisation......Page 264
5.3.7 Embedding under the causativised verb......Page 266
5.3.8 Transitive and intransitive causatives......Page 276
5.3.9 Alternative analyses......Page 278
5.4 Conclusion......Page 280
6 Conclusions......Page 282
References......Page 288