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Internal Structure of the DP in Javanese*

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AFLA XIV May 5, 2007Tomoko ISHIZUKA4.1. The syntax <strong>of</strong> Adjectives and deriv<strong>in</strong>g NP-A-A-D-(Possessor):A subjective commentsséng RCToo high A sizeCannot roll-upA ageN-A-A-ne séng RC“Possible roll-up”A shapeA color In earlier analyses, noun-<strong>in</strong>itial order is derivedvia head movement, whereas <strong>in</strong> more recentanalyses by Roll-up/Phrasal movement A phrasal movement derivation directlyaccounts for <strong>the</strong> distribution <strong>of</strong> bare adjectives. High adjectives like aju ‘beautiful’ must be <strong>in</strong>séng RC: why?=> <strong>the</strong>y are too high <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> hierarchy, thus NPcannot roll up. Same goes for Numerals.A genderN-A-A-ne“Roll-up”A nationalityA materialProposed derivationNP<strong>DP</strong>qoNP D'Derivation: (see C<strong>in</strong>que 2005) Predicate A 1 merges with NP 1 NP 1 moves to Spec NP 23 3 A 2 merges with NP 2NP 2 2 -ne r NP 2 rolls up to Spec,NP 32 A 2 <strong>DP</strong> NP 3 rolls up to Spec,<strong>DP</strong> Deriv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> surface orderNP 1 2 French (poss) NP 3NP-A 1 -A 2 -ne-(Possessor)r<strong>in</strong>g A 1 2golden NP 2 2A 2 NP 2NP 1 2A 1 NP 1Questions:(Output constra<strong>in</strong>ts: Koopman 2002)- Why can only 2 (out <strong>of</strong> 7) adjectives precede D –ne? The restriction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> determ<strong>in</strong>er –ne: -ne can attach to only phonologically light XP- Why is coord<strong>in</strong>ation not possible? Probably too heavy. (or AP and AP: too high to roll up <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> structure?)- Why are <strong>in</strong>tensified adjectives not possible? Probably too heavy s<strong>in</strong>ce modification <strong>in</strong>volves more structure (or already focused?)6

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