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Quiz: She seems to expect him to be promoted. Split projections 1 Nov 19, 2012 – Day 33. Introduction to Syntax ANTH 3590/7590 Harry Howard Tulane University. Course management. http://www.tulane.edu/~howard/ANTH3590/. SPLIT PROJECTIONS. Radford §8.1-. SPLIT CP: FORCE, TOPIC, FOCUS. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Quiz: She seems to expect him to be promoted.
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Split projections 1Nov 19, 2012 – Day
33Introduction to SyntaxANTH 3590/7590
Harry HowardTulane University
Course management
http://www.tulane.edu/~howard/ANTH3590/
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SPLIT PROJECTIONSRadford §8.1-
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SPLIT CP: FORCE, TOPIC, FOCUS§8.2
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Inductive introduction The initial sentence
We will never again tolerate atrocities like those. Focus:
i. Never again will we tolerate atrocities like those. (~1)ii. I am absolutely convinced that never again will we tolerate atrocities like those.
(~3)iii. *I am absolutely convinced never again that will we tolerate atrocities like
those. Topicalization:
i. Atrocities like those, we will never again tolerate.ii. I am absolutely convinced that atrocities like those, we will never again tolerate. iii. *I am absolutely convinced atrocities like those that we will never again
tolerate. Both
i. Atrocities like those, never again will we tolerate.ii. *Never again, atrocities like those, will we tolerate.iii. I am absolutely convinced that, atrocities like those, never again will we
tolerate. (~7)iv. *I am absolutely convinced that never again, atrocities like those, will we
tolerate. v. *I am absolutely convinced, atrocities like those, never again that will we
tolerate.
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TPtolerate
Split CP in an embedded clause (8)
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ForceP
Forcethat
willwe ø atrocities like those never again
Top’DPø atrocities like those
TopP
Topø
FocP
AdvPnever again
Foc'
Focwill
…I am absolutely convinced that, atrocities like those, never again will we tolerate.
Relative clauses
9a) A university is the kind of place in which, that kind of behavior, we cannot tolerate.9b) Syntax is the kind of subject which only very rarely will students enjoy.
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Split CP within a relative clause (10a, b)topicalization
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…
willwe that kind of behavior in which
Force’PPin which
ForceP
Forceø
TopP
DPthat kind of behavior
Top'
Topø
A university is the kind of place in which, that kind of behavior, we cannot tolerate.
Split CP within complement clauses
Lee wonders whether/why Robin would volunteer under any circumstances at all.11a) Lee wonders whether under any circumstances at all would Robin volunteer.11b) Lee wonders why under any circumstances at all would Robin volunteer.
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TPvolunteer
Split CP within a complement clauseFocus
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wouldRobin under no/any circumstances
why
Lee wonders why under any circumstances at all would Robin volunteer
Foc'
Focwould
Force'
ForceP
Forceø
PPwhy
…
PPunder no/any circumstances
FocP
NEXT TIMENo quiz, Continue §8
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