01:615:305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Lexical Verb, Future Tense, Structural Analysis
11 Nov 2016
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When we want to find a specifier rule in a language, we must look for the subject"s position. The subject comes after the verb, therefore that is the only possible context in which a specifier can go. As advice, don"t look to the determiner and noun positions when trying to find the specifier rule. The same goes for vp (v + dp) and pp (p+dp) The specifier, complement, and adjunct rules are consistent throughout a language. All these are verbal additions to a sentence that are not part of the lexical verb. Past tense point of utterance future tense. Action that is completed relative to another reference point. I had finished studying by the time my roommate arrived. To use passive voice, you need at least two dp arguments. How can we distinguish between auxiliaries, main verbs, and modals: aux v. s. Main verbs: auxiliary inversion: form a yes/no question by moving the aux to a higher position.
