Extraposition from Subject and Locative Syntax

• 발행기관: 한국생성문법학회
• 저자명: Ju-Eun Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『생성문법연구』제21권 제2호, 265~288쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2011.05.30

영문 초록

This paper investigates the properties of extraposition from subject in English at the syntax-lexicon and syntax-discourse interfaces. The attested presence of counterexamples (from unergative and transitive verbs) for the standard unaccsuative restriction led to the abandonment of a syntactic analysis of the construction and of its unaccusativity diagnostic status. It is argued, however, that the existence of counterexamples does not preclude a syntactic/semantic analysis in favor of a discourse/functional approach. This paper shows that it is locative syntax that encompasses various types of verbs allowed in the construction and makes discourse requirements on the construction to be met.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Unaccusative Restrictions on Extraposition from Subject

3. Two Classes of Unaccusative Verbs

4. Challenges for the Unaccusative Restriction

5. Speculations on Extraposition and Locative Syntax in Passive and Psych Verbs

6. Discourse Constraints and Locative Syntax

7. Conclusion

References

키워드

extraposition from subject unaccusativity change-of-location change-of-state locative syntax presentational focus