LINGUIS 3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Join Hands, Theta Role, Preposition And Postposition
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Semantics prevents syntax from generating the implausible sentences - binding theory . Semantics prevents syntax from generating the unacceptable: sentences. Syntactic and semantic principles join hands to prevent the generation of sentences that are semantically implausible( (cid:1294) (cid:1154), but syntactically correct(cid:1153) (cid:1154) Verbs: assign the agent role(if it has one) to its subject noun phrase. Assign the theme role (if it has one) to its complement noun phrase. Prepositions: assign a thematic role (the speci c one depends one depends on the preposition) to its complement noun phrase. Source: the starting point of an action or movement. Goal: the end point of an action or movement. Location: the place where an action takes place. Bene ciary: for whose bene t the action take place. Any nodes(xp,x or x) c-commands its sister node, and all the nodes under its sister node.
