The Uniform Theta Role Assignment Hypothesis and the …统一的θ-角色分配假说与….pptVIP

The Uniform Theta Role Assignment Hypothesis and the Structure of Some Basic Verbs Advanced Syntax BBN ANG 253 The need for a more restrictive theory IP I’ I VP -ed I’ V DP the ball kick John DP The need for a more restrictive theory IP I’ I VP -ed I’ V kick John DP the ball DP Problems a John sent his lawyer a letter * John sent a letter his lawyer b John sent a letter to his lawyer  * John sent to his lawyer a letter a John1 will [VP t1 kick the ball] b * John1 will [VP the ball kick t1] a John1 kicked2 [VP t1 t2 the ball] b * the ball1 kicked2 [VP John t2 t1] UTAH a John sent the letter b the letter was sent c the letter arrived Unaccusatives and Transitives a the letter arrived (unaccusative) b the tree fell c the water flowed a John posted the letter (transitive) b Bill pushed the tree c Mary poured the water Unaccusatives and Intransitives a the letter arrived b the tree fell c the water flowed a John smiled b Bill sneezed c Mary clapped The Difference (thematic roles) a ? the letter smiled b ? the tree sneezed c ? the water clapped a John deliberately smiled ? the letter deliberately arrived b Bill sneezed on purpose ? the tree fell on purpose c Mary intentionally clapped ? the water intentionally flowed More differences (there and locative inversion structures) a there arrived a letter * there smiled a man b there fell a tree * there sneezed a patient c there flowed some water * there clapped a woman a in the mail arrived a letter * in the park smiled a man b in the woods fell a tree * in the hospital sneezed a patient c down the hill flowed the water * at the concert clapped a woman And more differences (cognate obj