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Chapter 11 homeworkproblems

Jean Mark Gawron

Linguistics 522

San Diego State University

[email protected]

http://www.rohan.sdsu.edu/∼gawron

Chapter 11 homework problems – p. 1/15

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John is kickedCP

C

C

TP

T

T[NOM]

VP

V

V

is

VP

V

V

kickedj

DPi

John

D-structure + V→T

kicked assigns theme θ-role

kick+enj = kicked

-enj takes Agent role

D-struc: ∅- pstbe kickedj Johni

kickAgent

DP

j

Theme

DP

i

No accusative case, no agent role

Chapter 11 homework problems – p. 2/15

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John is kickedCP

C

C

TP

DP[NOM]i

John

T

T[NOM]

∅- pst

VP

V

V

is

VP

V

V

kicked

DPi

t

S-structure

John gets nominative case checked,

EPP satisfied

Chapter 11 homework problems – p. 2/15

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Has the rice beeneaten?

CP

C

C

∅[+Q]

TP

T

T[NOM]

VP

V

V

has

VP

V

V

been

VP

V

V

eat-enj

DPi

the rice

D-struc + V→T

Theme θ-role assigned

-enj takes Agent role

No accusative case

Chapter 11 homework problems – p. 3/15

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Has the rice beeneaten?

CP

C

C

has[+Q]

TP

DP[NOM]i

the rice

T

T[NOM]

tV

VP

V

V

tV

VP

V

V

been

VP

V

V

eat-enj

DPi

t

S-structure

the rice gets nominative case

V→T, T→C Chapter 11 homework problems – p. 3/15

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The money washidden in the drawerCP

C

C

TP

T

T[NOM]

VP

V

V

was

VP

V

V

hidd-enj

DPi

the money

PP

in the drawer

D-structure + V→T

Theme and Loc θ-roles assigned

-enj takes Agent role

No accusative case

Chapter 11 homework problems – p. 4/15

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The money washidden in the drawer

CP

C

C

TP

DP[NOM]i

The money

T

T[NOM]

VP

V

V

was

VP

V

V

hidd-enj

DPi

t

PP

in the drawer

S-structure

The money gets nominative case

Chapter 11 homework problems – p. 4/15

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... to have beenkissed

CP

C

C

TP

T

T[NOM]

VP

V

V

is

AP

A

A

likely

CP

C

C

TP

T

T

to

VP

V

V

have

VP

V

V

been

VP

V

V

kissedj

DPi

Donnie

D-structure + V→T

-enj takes Agent role

No accusative case

Chapter 11 homework problems – p. 5/15

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... to have beenkissed

CP

C

C

TP

T

T[NOM]

VP

V

V

is

AP

A

A

likely

CP

C

C

TP

DPi

Donnie

T

T

to

VP

V

V

have

VP

V

V

been

VP

V

V

kissedj

DPi

t

intermediate

Donny gets no case

EPP

Chapter 11 homework problems – p. 5/15

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... to have beenkissed

CP

C

C

TP

DP[NOM]i

Donnie

T

T[NOM]

VP

V

V

is

AP

A

A

likely

CP

C

C

TP

DPi

t

T

T

to

VP

V

V

have

VP

V

V

been

VP

V

V

kissedj

DPi

t

S-structure

Donny gets nominative case

EPP

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It is likely ...

CP

C

C

TP

DP

It

Inserted Expletive (EPP)

T

T[NOM]

VP

V

V

is

AP

A

A

likely

CP

C

C

that

TP

DPi

Donnie

T

T

will

VP

V

V

have

VP

V

V

been

VP

V

V

seeingj

DPj

Marie

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John did not kickMary

CP

C

C

TP

DP[NOM]i

Donnie

T

T[NOM]

did

Inserted Do

NegP

Neg

Neg

not

VP

V

V

kickj

DPi

Mary

Chapter 11 homework problems – p. 7/15

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Part II

Problems

Chapter 11 homework problems – p. 8/15

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Haitian Creole1. According to the glosses in the data the Haitian (a) annd (b) sentences are

paraphrases just as the English sentences are. This suggests that Jan (“John”)

receives no θ-role from sanble (“seem”). If this is right, then (b) Jan sanble li pati

would be a violation of the θ criterion unless Jan moved to the matrix subject

position, leaving li behind as a trace.

2. Sentence (c) shows that that the pronoun/trace must be realized as a pronoun.

This is something that distinguishes Haitian Creole from English: Traces (at least

some traces) must be pronounced.

3. If our movement account is right, example (b) is not a violation of the θ-criterion.

At D-structure, when the θ criterion applies, there is only one NP present in the

lower clause (Jan). The pronoun/trace li appears only after movement and after

the θ-criterion applies.

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Tewahei sen nei enu mankhwedi

TP

DP

D’

D

Hei

NP

N

N

sen

T

T

[+ PST]

VP

V

DP

D’

D

nei

NP

N

N

enu

V

mankhwedi

1. Tewa is Head final:

X’ → (WP) X Comp

XP → (WP) X’ Spec

X’ → (WP) X’ Adj

2. Affix lowering assumed.

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Tewahei sen nei enu mankhwedi

TP

DPi

nei enu

T

T

[+ PST]

VP

V

DP

D’

D

hei

NP

N

N

sen-di

V

DPi

t

V

mankhwedi

1. c & d: Theme assumed to move

to spec of TP to get case. Agent

role absorbed.

2. Optional Agent treated as an ad-

junct like the by-phrase in En-

glish.

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Impersonals

1. The two impersonal passives share the following properties. They are both

missing their agents and the themes are both in Accusative case (Ukrainian

Cervku, Kannada Ramma).

2. This suggests that in these languages, unlike English, the passive affix does not

rob a verb of the ability to assign accusative case.

3. Therefore, what characterizes the passive in these languages is that it absorbs

the Agent role.

Chapter 11 homework problems – p. 12/15

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Stump the grammar

1. *It seems [ CP Sonny to love Cher.]

As subject of a nonfinite clause, Sonny does not get nominative case

checked. Case filter violation.

2. *Billi was bittenj the dogk,

CP

C

C

TP

DPi

Bill

T

T[NOM]

VP

V

V

was

VP

V

V

bitt-enj

DPk

the dog

biteAgent

DP

j

Theme

DP

k i

Since there are no traces shown here I am assum-

ing we are considering a derivation on which there

was no movement. There are two problems. First,

Bill in subject position gets no θ-role, as shown in

the θ grid. Second, the affix en robs the verb of the

ability to check accusative case, so the dog does

not have its case checked. Thus, we have both a

θ-criterion violation and a Case filter violation.

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Grammar-stumpingctd

3. Donny is likely that [CP t left. ]

The same case feature can’t be checked twice. Donny gets its

nominative case checked once in the finite clause and again as

subject of the finite matrix clause. We have been calling such cases

cases of unmotivated movement in class. This is actually a more

general idea than no-checking-twice.

4. * It seems [CP Donny to be likely that ti was happy. ]

This is a case filter violation. As subject of the finite T was, Donny

gets nominative case in the lower clause, so there is no need for more

movement. It has just moved unnnecessarily. Notice that it actually

doesn’t get its case feature checked twice, but it’s still bad. The

reason is that the case Filter requires that the DP end up in a case

position at S-structure, and that isn’t the case for the NP Donnie. It

ends up as subject of the nonfinite clause Donnie to be likely.

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Raising theta grid

[John]i is likely [CP t to be leaving]j

Since John MOVES into subject position of appear he gets no theta role from it.

D-struc: ∅- pst is likely [CP [John]i to be leaving ]j

be likelyproposition

CP

j

leaveAgent

DP

i

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