Complex Predicates

Müller, Stefan (2002) Complex Predicates. : Verbal Complexes, Resultative Constructions, and Particle Verbs in German. University of Groningen [Host]. ISBN 9781575863863

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Abstract

In this book, I presented analyses for auxiliaries, subject and object control verbs, subject and object raising verbs, copula constructions, subject and object predicative constructions, depictive predicates, resultative predicate constructions, and particle verbs. The depictive predicates were analyzed as adjuncts. They share with control verbs the property that the semantic connection between the involved predicates is established via coindexing rather than syntactic and semantic identity of phrases: In control constructions, the controller is coindexed with the controllee and in structures with depictive predicates, the subject of the depictive predicate is coindexed with its antecedent. For copula constructions, subject and object predicative constructions, resultative predicate constructions, and particle verbs, I suggested a complex predicate analysis whereby the embedded predicate or the particle is selected via a special valence feature (XCOMP). An extensive discussion of data showed that these constructions behave similarly to coherent verbal constructions as far as fronting, scrambling, intraposition, extraposition, and passivization is concerned. This insight can be captured by proposing a similar representation for these complex predicates. The difference between the constructions can be explained since the way such complex predicates are licensed differs: For copula constructions and subject and object predicative constructions, lexical entries that select for a predicate are provided in the lexicon. Resultative constructions involve lexical entries that are licensed by lexical rules. Particle verbs either have a lexical entry since the respective particle verb does not belong to a productive pattern, or they are a combination of a lexical entry that is licensed by a general lexical rule and the appropriate particle if they follow a productive pattern. The verbal heads of resultative constructions and of particle verbs that follow a productive pattern are licensed by lexical rules. Since this formation is assumed to happen in the lexicon, it is explained why resultative constructions and particle verb combinations may drift semantically and later get lexicalized with an idiomatic non-transparent reading. Verbal heads of resultative constructions and of particle verbs that follow a productive pattern have a syntactic representation that is very similar to the one non-transparent particle verbs have. The only difference is that non-transparent particle verbs are further specified for the particle they select. I have shown that the constructions discussed can undergo derivations. There is a hierarchy of morphological activeness, but it is clear that verbal heads of particle verbs that belong to a productive pattern and verbal heads of resultative predicates can enter derivationalmorphology. I developed an analysis of inflection and derivation in which all affixes are combined with the verbal stem before the particle or resultative predicate is combined with the base verb or the stem that is derived from the base verb. I demonstrated that bracketing paradoxes do not exist for this analysis and that devices as powerful as rebracketing are not needed. The analyses are partly implemented in two fragments of German. The first fragment is the Babel-System1 grammar (Müller, 1996b), and the second one is the grammar that was developed for Verbmobil and that is currently being used in the Whiteboard project at the DFKI. This is an unglued ebook. Unglued ebooks are made possible through the Unglue.it website by contributions from 22 readers like you. Supporters of this edition: Stefan Müller, Ray Schwartz, Zeborah, Jodi Schneider, Armin Buch, Kilian Evang, Michael Hahn, Detmar Meurers, Nigel Vincent, François Lareau, Antonio Machicao y Priemer, Benefactors of this edition: Library University of Groningen, Benjamin Keele

Item Type:	Book
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Particle Verbs, Resultative Constructions, Verbal Complexes, Complex Predicates, German, Language
ISBN:	9781575863863
Series Name:	0
Language:	English
Publisher:	University of Groningen [Host]
Status:	Published
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Particle Verbs, Resultative Constructions, Verbal Complexes, Complex Predicates, German, Language
Date Deposited:	02 Jun 2020 10:47
Last Modified:	02 Jun 2020 10:47
URI:	https://ebooks.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/255

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