LINB06H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Null-Subject Language, Infinitive, Coreference
24 Oct 2017
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New proposal: np is a complement of a determiner in (b). Two observations: the s in the constructive genitive examples is an independent constituent, not a suffix since here doesn"t take suffixes, the possessee np in the construct genitive examples cannot have a determiner. Consequence from x-bar theory (a new spec position): since d is a head, it will not only have a complement position, it will also have a spec position. The new dp structure can allow for pre-nominal adjectives in english. If there are more adjuncts, add more nps. Cp notes: c qualifies as the head of an xp, c will always take a tp as the complement. If c is a head, it must have a c" to have a complement, and cp to end the projection: c can be filled by: that, if, and whether. Cp"s have the same distribution as dps and pps. They occur in every position, such as complement, adjunct, or specifier.
