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Cognate Objects in English - GWDG

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Properties from Jones (1988)<br />

passivization: *[A silly smile] was smiled.<br />

topicalization: *[A silly smile], nobody smiled.<br />

pronom<strong>in</strong>alization:<br />

*Maggie smiled [a silly smile]i and then her brother smiled iti.<br />

def<strong>in</strong>iteness restriction:<br />

*He smiled [the smile for which he was famous].<br />

question<strong>in</strong>g: *What did he die?<br />

obligatory modification: ?He died [a death].<br />

required cognateness: *He died [a suicide]/ [a murder].<br />

manner paraphrase:<br />

Bill sighed [a weary sigh] = Bill sighed wearily.<br />

Manfred Sailer (Gött<strong>in</strong>gen) <strong>Cognate</strong> <strong>Objects</strong> HPSG 2010 7 / 39

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