LING 100 Lecture 10: WEEK 10
Document Summary
Declarative (=statements): [tp alice has discovered the secret. ] Yes/no questions: [cp has [tp alice discovered the secret?]] Wh questions: [cp what has [tp alice discovered?]] Complement clauses: occur in complement position (=object position) Declarative: [tp i know [cp that [tp alice has discovered the secret. ]]] Yes/no questions: [tp john asked [cp if [tp alice had discovered the secret. ]]] Wh questions: [tp john asked [cp what [tp alice had discovered t;]]]. Relative clauses: occur in adjunct position; n adjuncts. *constituents & traces can be identified with subscripted indices. A type of clause that cuts across matrix & complement clauses is the distinction between: