Introduction to Syntax Session 1

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Semantic Evidence for Little vP • There is also semantic evidence for the complex VP analysis, brought up by Arnim von Stechow. 1. Repetitive: John closed the window again. Hans closed the window AGAIN. Hans schloss wieder das Fenster. Hans had closed the window before. 2. Restitutive: Hans CLOSED the window again. Hans schloss das Fenster wieder. The window had been close at some stage before. 27.05.2008 Some slides are adapted from material of A. Carnie 64
Presentation Topic 10 Little vP and the semantics of again Note that this is a topic concerning the syntax-semantics interface. The task requires some knowledge in formal semantics (Intro to Semantics or equivalent skills)! (You have to have read the textbook up until Chapter 13 to complete this task.) What appears to be a simple verb in German is often realized as morphologically complex in other languages. This has led to an analysis that splits the VP-domain into vP and VP. There is also semantic evidence for this kind of analysis, brought up by Arnim von Stechow, concerning the possible interpretations of sentences containing again. Read von Stechow’s paper, present the core ideas and explain in what respects it strengthens the complex VP analysis. 27.05.2008 Some slides are adapted from material of A. Carnie 65
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What is Syntax? • The scientific
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