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On the Syntax of Verb-Particle, Triadic, and Causative Constructions

Marcel den Dikken(Author)

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Published in December 1995

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Intro
Contents
Preface
1 Preliminaries
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Some theoretical assumptions
1.2.1 A modular theory
1.2.2 A conjunctive ECP
1.2.3 NP-traces and the ECP
1.2.4 Incorporation and the ECP
1.2.5 Incorporation, indexation and c-command
1.2.6 Uniformity of Theta Assignment
1.2.7 Modularity and syntactic word formation
1.2.8 Small clauses and subject-predicate relationships
1.2.9 Small clauses and abstract syntactic structure
1.3 Particles
1.4 Preview
2 The structure of particle constructions
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Complex particle constructions: Preliminaries
2.2.1 The clause-final constituent as a SC predicate
2.2.2 The particle as a SC head
2.2.3 Conclusion
2.3 The structure of English complex particle constructions
2.3.1 Introduction: The theoretical options
2.3.2 On Kayne's (1985) analysis of complex particle constructions
2.3.3 The alternative
2.3.4 Another possibility?
2.3.5 An inventory of complex particle constructions
2.3.6 On the non-lexical status of particles
2.4 Simplex particle constructions
2.4.1 Word-order alternation: The theoretical options
2.4.2 Against extraposition
2.4.3 On the locus of particle incorporation
2.4.4 On the ergativity of particles
2.4.5 On pronouns and word order
2.4.6 Particle modification
2.5 Conclusion
3 Particles and the dative alternation
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Why Larson's analysis of Dative Shift fails: Evidence from triadic verb-particle constructions
3.3 The predicativity of the dative PP
3.4 Particle modification and Dative Shift
3.5 Particle reanalysis: A correlation
3.6 Why obligatory reanalysis?
3.7 An empty verb in triadic constructions
3.8 Decomposition of main verb have
3.9 The structure of triadic constructions and the analysis of Dative Shift
3.10 The motivation for movement
3.10.1 Case Theory
3.10.2 Licensing the empty preposition
3.11 Triadic constructions lacking a lexical particle
3.11.1 An empty verb and an empty particle
3.11.2 Word order in Dutch dative constructions
3.11.3 Word order in Chinese dative constructions
3.11.4 Interim conclusion and road map
3.12 Transformational Dative Shift and distribution
3.12.1 The role played by the (empty) preposition
3.12.2 Idioms and affectedness
3.13 Transformational Dative Shift and incorporation
3.13.1 Chinese Dative Shift
3.13.2 Triadic serial verbs and V-V compounds
3.13.3 Conclusion
3.14 The with construction
3.15 Particles revisited
3.15.1 On the cross-linguistic distribution of double object particle constructions
3.15.2 Particles in unexpected positions
3.15.3 On dative PPs with prepositional subjects
3.16 Conclusion
4 Movement and structural ambiguity in double object constructions
4.1 Introduction
4.2 A'-extraction of the double object Goal: Evidence for an empty preposition
4.2.1 Restrictions on Goal movement: Introduction to the problem
4.2.2 Overt versus empty operator movement
4.2.3 Analysis
4.2.4 English topicalisation and relativisation
4.2.5 English long wh-extraction
4.2.6 English short wh-extraction
4.2.7 Heavy NP Shift
4.2.8 Summary
4.3 A'-extraction of the double object Theme: Structural ambiguity in double object constructions
4.3.1 The problem
4.3.2 Dative Shift and Theme extraction
4.3.3 Preliminaries: Structural ambiguity
4.3.4 Theme extraction: Analysis
4.3.5 Conclusion
4.4 Raising-to-subject and the double object Theme
4.5 Interactions of A'-movement and passivisation
4.5.1 A'-extraction of the English double object Theme
4.5.2 A'-extraction of the Kichaga double object Goal
4.5.3 Summary
4.6 German has no Dative Shift
4.6.1 Binding asymmetries
4.6.2 The binding facts of German
4.6.3 Analysis
4.6.4 Summary
4.7 Conclusion
5 Affixal particles in applicatives and causatives
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Homophony of applicative and causative affixes
5.2.1 The problem from a Dutch perspective
5.2.2 The problem from a Sanuma perspective
5.2.3 The problem from an Indonesian perspective
5.2.4 Synthesis
5.2.5 Interlude: Affixal particles in French
5.2.6 Two central questions for the analysis of causative constructions
5.3 The structure of transitive causatives
5.3.1 Two correlations between datives and causatives
5.3.2 Structural assimilation
5.3.3 The structure
5.3.4 Decomposition of triadic verbs
5.3.5 Causatives, possession and affectedness
5.3.6 Ergativisation
5.3.7 Embedding under the causativised verb
5.3.8 Transitive and intransitive causatives
5.3.9 Alternative analyses
5.4 Conclusion
6 Conclusions
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