Introduction to Syntax Session 1
Introduction to Syntax Session 1
Introduction to Syntax Session 1
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• E.g. X-bar theory says that complements are optional so that<br />
the rules can generate the following sentences:<br />
The boy hates sweets.<br />
The boy laughed.<br />
• BUT:<br />
Unconstrained X-bar Theory<br />
*The boy loves.<br />
*The boy laughed the horse.<br />
• Certain verbs require objects, others require that they don’t have<br />
them.<br />
• It depends on the particular verb.<br />
overgenerates<br />
27.05.2008 Some slides are adapted from material of A. Carnie 39
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