Elements of control : structure and meaning in infinitival constructions

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Elements of control : structure and meaning in infinitival constructions

by Idan Landau

(Studies in natural language and linguistic theory, v. 51)

Kluwer Academic, c2000

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-208) and index

Based on author's thesis (Ph.D.)--MIT, 1999

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ISBN 9780792366201

内容説明

This work offers an outlook on the derivation and interpretation of control constructions. From data and observations, it argues that obligatory control comes in two varieties: exhaustive or partial control, the latter obtaining when PRO properly includes the controller. This distinction, arguably universal, is tightly linked to the tense specification of the infinitive. Non-obligatory control, on the other hand, is structurally conditioned, obtaining only in VP-external infinitives. A detailed investigation of how control interacts with super-equi constructions and psychological predicates sheds new light on issues such as extraposition, argument structure, and semantic selection. This book clears up some common misconceptions about the nature of control, as well as sharpening the empirical challenges that face any comprehensive theory in this domain. Regardless of theoretical framework, scholars of syntax and semantics interested in these topics, should find this book a major contribution to the field.

目次

Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction. 2. Exhaustive and Partial Control. 3. Obligatory and Non-Obligatory Control. 4. Control and Predication. 5. Implicit Control and Control Shift. References. Index.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9781402002939

内容説明

This book offers a new outlook on the derivation and interpretation of control constructions. It clears up some common misconceptions about the nature of control, as well as sharpening the empirical challenges that face any comprehensive theory in this domain. Regardless of theoretical framework, scholars of syntax and semantics interested in these topics, will find this book a major contribution to the field.

目次

1: Introduction.- 1 The Fundamental Questions Of Control.- 2 A Typology Of Control.- 3 EC And PC (Chapter 2).- 3.1 Properties Of PC.- 3.2 The Theory In A Nutshell.- 4 OC and NOC (Chapter 3).- 4.1 Super-Equi.- 4.2 Anaphors And Logophors.- 5 Control And Predication (Chapter 4).- 6 Implicit Control and Control Shift (Chapter 5).- 6.1 Implicit Control.- 6.2 Control Shift.- 7 The Overall Picture and Open Issues.- 2: Exhaustive and Partial Control.- Introduction: Categories of Control.- 1 Some Immediate Corollaries of Partial Control.- 2 Basic Properties of Control.- 2.1 Criteria for OC and NOC.- 2.2 EC vs. NOC.- 3 Distinguishing PC from EC.- 3.1 Complement Types of EC and PC.- 3.2 Where PC and EC are Alike.- 3.3 Where PC and EC Differ: Syntactic vs. Semantic Plurality.- 3.3.1 Desiderative & Interrogative Complements.- 3.3.2 Factive Complements.- 3.3.3 Propositional Complements.- 3.4 Semantic vs. Syntactic Plurality.- 3.5 Excursion: Split Control.- 3.6 Intermediate Summary: The Typology of Control.- 4 PC-Complements as a Natural Class: The Role of Tense.- 5 An Analysis.- 5.1 Semantic Number and Contentful Tense: Assumptions.- 5.2 Agree with Agr (PC) or PRO (EC).- 5.3 On Agr in C.- 6 Varieties of EC: CP Complements and VP Complements.- 6.1 Implicatives: Null or Contentful Tense?.- 6.2 Implicative Complements Are CP's.- 6.3 Restructuring with Desideratives.- 7 Some consequences and Problems.- 7.1 An Overt Relative: German Inclusive Man.- 7.2 A Puzzle: French se-Predicates.- 8 An Alternative Proposal: Martin (1996).- Summary.- 3: Obligatory and Non-Obligatory Control.- 1 Super-Equi: The Data.- 1.1 The Problem.- 1.2 Crosslinguistic Confirmation.- 2 An Analysis.- 3 Configurational Consequences.- 4 Some Problems and Solutions.- 4.1 Logophoric Extension / Inalienable Possession.- 4.2 Apparent OC in Intraposition.- 5 Deriving The Distribution of OC and NOC.- 5.1 OC and Agree.- 5.2 OC ? Condition A.- 5.3 NOC and Logophoricity.- Summary.- 4: Control and Predication.- 1 Adjectives and Infinitival Complements: The Puzzle.- 2 Semantic Selection and Clause-Typing.- 3 Argument-Modifier Asymmetries.- 4 Two Apparent Problems.- 4.1 No PROarb Under Psych-Adjectives.- 4.2 Eager vs. Easy.- 5 A Crosslinguistic Correlation.- 6 Consequences for the Theory of Control.- Summary.- 5: Implicit Control and Control Shift.- 155.- 1.1 Control by Implicit Datives.- 1.2 Challenges to Control by Implicit Datives.- 1.3 Implicit Dative Control in Purpose Clauses.- 2 Control by Implicit Agents.- 2.1 Visser's Generalization.- 2.2 Contexts of Implicit Agent Control.- 2.2.1 Impersonal Passives.- 2.2.2 Adjuncts.- 2.3 Rationale Clauses: The ship was sunk to drive linguists nuts.- 3 Control Shift.- 3.1 The Data.- 3.2 Theories of Control Shift.- 3.2.1 "No Special Mechanism" Theories.- 3.2.1.1 Melvold (1985).- 3.2.1.2 Petter (1998).- 3.2.2 "Special Mechanism" Theories.- 3.2.2.1 Bresnan (1982).- 3.2.2.2 Farkas (1988).- 3.2.2.3 Sag & Pollard (1991).- 4 The Status of the MDP.- Summary.- References.

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