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Stabler - Lx 185/209 2003
[wonder]::[=’Cwh’,’V’]. [wonder]::[’V’].
60
% CP-selecting nouns
[claim]::[=’Ce’,’N’]. [proposition]::[=’Ce’,’N’]. [claim]::[’N’]. [proposition]::[’N’].
% raising verbs - select only propositional complement, no object or subject
[seem]::[=’T’,v].
65 % infinitival tense
[to]::[=v,’T’]. [to]::[=’Have’,’T’]. [to]::[=’Be’,’T’]. % nb does not select modals
70
% little a
[ ]::[=>’A’,=’D’,a].
% simple adjectives
[black]::[’A’]. [white]::[’A’]. [human]::[’A’]. [mortal]::[’A’].
[happy]::[’A’]. [unhappy]::[’A’].
75 % verbs with AP complements: predicative be, seem
[be]::[=a,’Be’]. [seem]::[=a,v].
80
% adjectives with complements
[proud]::[=p,’A’]. [proud]::[’A’]. [proud]::[=’T’,a].
% little p (no subject?)
[ ]::[=>’P’,p].
% prepositions with no subject
85 [of]::[=’D’,+k,’P’]. [about]::[=’D’,+k,’P’]. [on]::[=’D’,+k,’P’].
90
% verbs with AP,TP complements: small clause selectors as raising to object
[prefer]::[=a,+k,’V’]. [prefer]::[=’T’,+k,’V’]. [prefer]::[=’D’,+k,’V’].
[consider]::[=a,+k,’V’]. [consider]::[=’T’,+k,’V’]. [consider]::[=’D’,+k,’V’].
% nouns with PP complements
[student]::[=p,’N’]. [student]::[’N’].
[citizen]::[=p,’N’]. [citizen]::[’N’].
95 % more verbs with PP complements
[be]::[=p,v]. [seem]::[=p,v]. [ ]::[=>’P’,=’D’,p]. [up]::[=’D’,+k,’P’]. [creek]::[’N’].
% control verbs
[try]::[=’T’,’V’]. [want]::[=’T’,’V’]. [want]::[=’T’,+k,’V’].
100
% verbs with causative alternation: using little v that does not select subject
[break]::[=’D’,+k,’V’].
% one idea, but this intrans use of the transitivizer v can cause trouble:
%[break]::[=’D’,’V’]. [ ]::[=>’V’,v]. % so, better:
105 [break]::[=’D’,v].
% simple idea about PRO that does not work: [ ]::[’D’].
% second idea: “null case” feature k0
[ ]::[’D’,−k0].
110 [to]::[=v,+k0,’T’]. [to]::[=’Have’,+k0,’T’]. [to]::[=’Be’,+k0,’T’]. % nb does not select modals
115
%modifiers
[’N’][’P’]. [emph]>>[’D’,−k]. [qu]>>[’Num’].
[completely]::[’Adv’]. [happily]::[’Adv’]. [very]::[deg]. [only]::[emph]. [3]::[qu].
startCategory(’C’).
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