On Verbal NP-modifiers

• 발행기관: 한국생성문법학회
• 저자명: Kwang-sup Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『생성문법연구』제23권 제3호, 413~428쪽, 전체 15쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2013.08.31

영문 초록

Verb is usually known to be a predicator, not a modifier. For instance, the verbal complex [V + tense morpheme] is never used as a modifier. However, Verb can modify NP when it is attached by an inflectional ending other than tense. The passive morpheme en and the progressive morpheme ing turn Verb into an NP modifier, and furthermore, unaccusative verb can function as an NP-modifier when it is attached by the perfective morpheme en, although accusative verb cannot. In short, although the verbal complexes [Verb +tense] and [accusative Verb + perfective en] cannot be modifiers, all other combinations can function as NP-modifiers. With a view into explaining this pattern, this paper claims that (i) Verb Phrase, just like Adjective Phrase, can function as a modifier, since one-place predicates can be modifiers via theta-identification, but (ii) Verb is more restrictive than Adjective in that the verbal complexes [Verb +tense] and [accusative Verb + perfective en] cannot be NP-modifiers, since the EPP of Tense requires the presence of the subject, bleeding the chance of making Verb a one-place predicate.

목차

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Thematic Restrictions on Modifiers

3. Tense, EPP, and NP-Modifier

4. Concluding Remarks

References

키워드

NP-modifier Verbal NP-modifier Tense Modification Theta-Identification Predicate Modification