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Stabler - Lx 185/209 2003
10.5 Summary and implementation
It is important to see that the rather complex range of constructions surveyed in the previous sections §§10.3,10.4,
are all derived from a remarkably simple grammar. Here is the whole thing:
% File : gh5.pl
% Author : E Stabler
% Updated: Feb 2002
5 % complementizers
[ ]::[=’T’,’C’]. [ ]::[=>’T’,’C’]. [ ]::[=>’T’,+wh,’C’]. [ ]::[=’T’,+wh,’C’].
[that]::[=’T’,’Ce’]. [ ]::[=’T’,’Ce’]. % embedded clause
[ ]::[=’T’,+wh,’Cwh’]. [ ]::[=>’T’,+wh,’Cwh’]. % embedded wh-clause
10 % finite tense
[’-s’]::[v==>,+k,’T’]. % for affix hopping
[’-s’]::[=>’Modal’,+k,’T’]. [’-s’]::[=>’Have’,+k,’T’]. [’-s’]::[=>’Be’,+k,’T’]. [’-s’]::[=v,+k,’T’].
%simplenouns
15 [queen]::[’N’]. [pie]::[’N’]. [human]::[’N’]. [car]::[’N’]. [’Goth’]::[’N’].
[coffee]::[’N’]. [shirt]::[’N’]. [language]::[’N’]. [king]::[’N’].
% determiners
[the]::[=’Num’,’D’,−k]. [every]::[=’Num’,’D’,−k]. [a]::[=’Num’,’D’,−k]. [an]::[=’Num’,’D’,−k].
20 [some]::[=’Num’,’D’,−k]. [some]::[’D’,−k].
% number marking (singular, plural)
[ ]::[=’N’,’Num’]. [’-s’]::[’N’==>,’Num’].
25 % names as lexical DPs
[’Titus’]::[’D’,−k]. [’Lavinia’]::[’D’,−k]. [’Tamara’]::[’D’,−k]. [’Saturninus’]::[’D’,−k].
[’Rome’]::[’D’,−k]. [’Sunday’]::[’D’,−k].
%pronounsaslexicaldeterminers
30 [she]::[’D’,−k]. [he]::[’D’,−k]. [it]::[’D’,−k]. [’I’]::[’D’,−k]. [you]::[’D’,−k]. [they]::[’D’,−k]. %nom
[her]::[’D’,−k]. [him]::[’D’,−k]. [me]::[’D’,−k]. [us]::[’D’,−k]. [them]::[’D’,−k]. %acc
[my]::[=’Num’,’D’,−k]. [your]::[=’Num’,’D’,−k].
[her]::[=’Num’,’D’,−k]. [his]::[=’Num’,’D’,−k]. [its]::[=’Num’,’D’,−k]. %gen
35 % wh determiners
[which]::[=’Num’,’D’,−k,−wh]. [which]::[’D’,−k,−wh].
[what]::[=’Num’,’D’,−k,−wh]. [what]::[’D’,−k,−wh].
% auxiliary verbs
40 [will]::[=’Have’,’Modal’]. [will]::[=’Be’,’Modal’]. [will]::[=v,’Modal’].
[have]::[=’Been’,’Have’]. [have]::[=ven,’Have’].
[be]::[=ving,’Be’]. [been]::[=ving,’Been’].
% little v
45 [ ]::[=>’V’,=’D’,v]. [’-en’]::[=>’V’,=’D’,ven]. [’-ing’]::[=>’V’,=’D’,ving].
[’-en’]::[=>’V’,ven]. [’-ing’]::[=>’V’,ving].
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% DP-selecting (transitive) verbs - select an object, and take a subject too (via v)
[praise]::[=’D’,+k,’V’]. [sing]::[=’D’,+k,’V’]. [eat]::[=’D’,+k,’V’]. [have]::[=’D’,+k,’V’].
% intransitive verbs - select no object, but take a subject
[laugh]::[’V’]. [sing]::[’V’]. [charge]::[’V’]. [eat]::[’V’].
% CP-selecting verbs
55 [know]::[=’Ce’,’V’]. [know]::[=’Cwh’,’V’]. [know]::[=’D’,+k,’V’]. [know]::[’V’].
[doubt]::[=’Ce’,’V’]. [doubt]::[=’Cwh’,’V’]. [doubt]::[=’D’,+k,’V’]. [doubt]::[’V’].
[think]::[=’Ce’,’V’]. [think]::[’V’].
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