Evidence That Indirect Object Movement Is A Structure-Preserving Rule

Emonds, Joseph E.

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“…(31)) [2] In some instantiations of the single meaning approach, the variants are derivationally related (e.g., Aoun & Li 1989, Baker 1988, Bresnan 1982, den Dikken 1995, Dryer 1986, Emonds 1972, Larson 1988, Ura 2000, and in other instantiations they are not (e.g., Butt, Dalrymple & Frank 1997, Wechsler 1995.…”

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The English dative alternation: The case for verb sensitivity

2008

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We challenge the predominant view of the English dative alternation, which takes all alternating verbs to have two meanings : a caused possession meaning realized by the double object variant and a caused motion meaning realized by the to variant. Instead, we argue that verbs like give and sell only have a caused possession meaning, while verbs like throw and send have both caused motion and caused possession meanings. We show that the caused possession meaning may be realized by both variants. Concomitantly, we argue that verbs like give, even in the to variant, lack a conceptual path constituent, and instead have a caused possession meaning which can be understood as the bringing about of a ' have' relation. We reassess evidence for alternative approaches adduced from inference patterns and verb-argument combinations and demonstrate how our verb-sensitive analysis, when combined with an account of variant choice, provides a more insightful explanation of this data, while having wider coverage. Our investigation affirms proposals that a verb's own meaning plays a key role in determining its argument realization options. To conclude, we consider the crosslinguistic implications of our study, attempting to explain why so many languages lack a true dative alternation. A V E R B -S E N S I T I V E A P P R O A C H T O T H E D A T I V E A L T E R N A T I O NAny analysis of the English dative alternation must address the question of what gives rise to this alternation, particularly as it is not found in all languages. This alternation involves verbs that show two realizations of apparently the same arguments, as illustrated with give and throw in (1) and (2), respectively. We refer to these two argument realization patterns as [1] We have had many opportunities to present this material, and we are grateful to the audiences for their comments and questions. We thank all those who have discussed this paper with us or provided extensive comments on earlier versions, including

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The English dative alternation: The case for verb sensitivity

2008

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“…Authors working in the earlier generative frameworks of the Standard Theory and the Extended Standard Theory dealt with the verb-preposition construction by making use of a rich transformational apparatus (see e.g. Chomsky, 1957;Fraser, 1974, and Emonds, 1972, 1976. Some of these linguists have suggested that these constructions involve particle movement.…”

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Verb-preposition constructions and small clauses in English

Aarts

1989

J. Ling.

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“…Cf. also Svenonius (2004), Biskup (2009) In cases such as this one, preverbs behave similarly to Germanic particles, which many authors have described as intransitive prepositions (see Emonds 1972, Kayne 1985, Svenonius 2003. The difference in the analysis with respect to the example in (24) would be the existence of a null DP in Ground position, here anaphorically identified with equo 'horse'.…”

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Latin datives with prefixed verbs and beyond: A view from the theory of applicatives

Acedo–Matellán

2017

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I discuss the syntax and semantics of dative DPs with a spatial (Ground) interpretation, focusing on those dependent on prefixed verbs, in Early and Classical Latin. I assess and discard the two main previous approaches: the one in which the dative realizes an argument of the preverb (its Ground) and the one in which it corresponds to a benefactive/malefactive dative. I propose an analysis whereby the dative is introduced by an applicative head below the eventive head. In the case of predicates headed by a prefixed verb, I assume that the preverb originates in an embedded PP that involves a null nominal of relational semantics. Being under the scope of the dative, the nominal can be interpreted as inalienably possessed by its referent, whence the inference that the dative identifies the Ground of motion. A felicitous prediction is that the spatial dative should not be licensed by unprefixed manner-of-motion verbs, since they do not encode a resulting location.Keywords: applicatives; argument structure; change-of-location predicates; change-of-state predicates; dative; event structure; Latin; PP; prefixed verbs; preverbs Resum. Els datius del llatí amb verbs prefixats i més enllà: una aproximació des de la teoria dels aplicatiusTracto de la sintaxi i la semàntica dels SPs en datiu que presenten una interpretació espacial (de Fons), tot concentrant-me en aquells que depenen de verbs prefixats, en llatí arcaic i clàssic. Avaluo i descarto els dos principals enfocaments anteriors: aquell en què el datiu expressa un argument del preverb (el seu Fons) i aquell en què correspon a un datiu benefactiu o malefactiu. Proposo una anàlisi en què el datiu és introduït per un nucli aplicatiu situat per sota del nucli esdevenimental. En el cas dels predicats encapçalats per un verb prefixat, assumeixo que el preverb s'origina dins un SP que conté un nom abstracte de semàntica relacional. Com que és dins

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Evidence That Indirect Object Movement Is A Structure-Preserving Rule

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The English dative alternation: The case for verb sensitivity

The English dative alternation: The case for verb sensitivity

Verb-preposition constructions and small clauses in English

Latin datives with prefixed verbs and beyond: A view from the theory of applicatives

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