LIN232H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Preposition And Postposition, Government And Binding Theory
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Do so replacement: replace a v" with do so. Anything in an x-bar rule that isn"t a head must be a phrase and optional. The requirement that phrases are headed is called endocentricity. An xp that is a sister to a head (n, v, a, p) is called a complement. Xps that are sisters to single bar levels (n", v", a", p") and are daughters of an x" are called adjuncts. In english, most pp"s take the preposition "of" Adjuncts usually take other prepositions such as "from, at, to, with, under, on, etc" The adjunct rule is iterative, it shows the property of recursion. Complements are always adjacent to the head (always come before adjuncts) N" can always be replaced with the word one (one-replacement) V" can always be replaced with did so. Direct objects are always complements, so they produce a v (not v")