Introduction to Syntax Session 1
Introduction to Syntax Session 1
Introduction to Syntax Session 1
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Crosslinguistic Evidence<br />
for Little vP<br />
• In Japanese for example, certain verbs are realized as<br />
morphologically complex, although their English<br />
correspondents are simple verbs.<br />
Keiko-wa pizza- ag- e -ta.<br />
Keiko-<strong>to</strong>p pizza-acc rise-v(CAUSE)-past<br />
‚Keiko raised the pizza.‘ (Lit.: Keiko made the pizza rise.)<br />
27.05.2008 Some slides are adapted from material of A. Carnie 63