Book contents
- Continuing Syntax
- Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
- Continuing Syntax
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Configuration and Hierarchy
- 1 Goals and Basic Assumptions
- 2 Hierarchy I: Phrase Structure and Grammatical Functions
- 3 Hierarchy II: C-Command, Head-Movement and Locality
- 4 Hierarchy and Categories I: Refining the Structure of the Clause and the VP
- 5 Hierarchy and Categories II: The Structure of Nominals
- 6 Case and the Nature of Infinitives
- 7 Features, Case and Agreement
- 8 Hierarchy and Linear Order
- 9 The Origins of Hierarchy: Bare Phrase Structure
- Part II Locality
- Glossary
- Book part
- Index
- References
4 - Hierarchy and Categories I: Refining the Structure of the Clause and the VP
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Book contents
- Continuing Syntax
- Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
- Continuing Syntax
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Configuration and Hierarchy
- 1 Goals and Basic Assumptions
- 2 Hierarchy I: Phrase Structure and Grammatical Functions
- 3 Hierarchy II: C-Command, Head-Movement and Locality
- 4 Hierarchy and Categories I: Refining the Structure of the Clause and the VP
- 5 Hierarchy and Categories II: The Structure of Nominals
- 6 Case and the Nature of Infinitives
- 7 Features, Case and Agreement
- 8 Hierarchy and Linear Order
- 9 The Origins of Hierarchy: Bare Phrase Structure
- Part II Locality
- Glossary
- Book part
- Index
- References
Summary
In this chapter we continue our investigation of hierarchical structure by focusing on the structure of TP and VP, concentrating on the latter. We first look at the structure of the clause. We then turn to the evidence that the subject is generated inside the VP (the VP-internal subject hypothesis, VISH) and raises to SpecT′ in English and many other languages. This leads to further discussion and examples of raising. Finally, we further elaborate the structure of VP, introducing VP-shells, structures where one VP is embedded in another.
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References
Further Reading
Gruber, J. S. 2001. Thematic relations in syntax. In Baltin, Mark & Collins, Chris (eds.), The Handbook of Contemporary Syntactic Theory. Oxford: Blackwell–Wiley, 257–98. A general introduction to thematic/θ-roles by the person who originally coined the term.Google Scholar
Haegeman, L. 2005. Thinking Syntactically: A guide to argumentation and analysis. Oxford: Blackwell. Chapters 3–5. A lot of material, but very nicely and systematically presented, giving an overview of much of Chapters 3 and 4 of this book, and some further material.Google Scholar
Radford, A. 2004. English Syntax: An introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Chapter 9 covers much of the CP and VP-related material relevant here.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sportiche, D., Koopman, H. & Stabler, E.. 2013. An Introduction to Syntactic Analysis and Theory. Oxford: Wiley. Chapter 4 and Chapter 5, Section 1, to p. 113; slightly terser than either Haegeman or Radford, but a good overview.Google Scholar
Baker, M. C. 1996. On the structural positions of themes and goals. In Rooryck, Johan & Zaring, Laurie (eds.), Phrase Structure and the Lexicon. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 7–34. A classic presentation of UTAH.Google Scholar
Baker, M. C. 1997. Thematic roles and syntactic structure. In Haegeman, Liliane (ed.), Elements of Grammar. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 73–137. A classic presentation of UTAH.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Barss, A. & Lasnik, H.. 1986. A note on anaphora and double objects. Linguistic Inquiry 17: 347–54. Very short but absolutely crucial empirical arguments paving the way for the postulation of VP-shells. Also a nice illustration of c-command tests in action.Google Scholar
Belletti, A. & Rizzi, L.. 1988. Pysch verbs and theta theory. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 6: 291–352. The classic paper on verbs of this class, opening up a significant sub-literature.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Koopman, H. & Sportiche, D.. 1991. The position of subjects. Lingua 85: 211–58. Probably the best original primary-research paper advocating VISH.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Larson, R. K. 1988. On the double object construction. Linguistic Inquiry 19: 335–91. The original proposal for VP-shells; a classic.Google Scholar
Rizzi, L. 1997. The fine structure of the left periphery. In Haegeman, L. (ed.), Elements of Grammar. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 281–337. The most influential and elaborated theory of the ‘split-CP’.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sportiche, D. 1988. A theory of floating quantifiers and its corollaries for constituent structure. Linguistic Inquiry 19: 425–49. A further argument for VISH, beautifully and intricately developed.Google Scholar
Baker, M. C. 1996. On the structural positions of themes and goals. In Rooryck, Johan & Zaring, Laurie (eds.), Phrase Structure and the Lexicon. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 7–34. A classic presentation of UTAH.Google Scholar
Baker, M. C. 1997. Thematic roles and syntactic structure. In Haegeman, Liliane (ed.), Elements of Grammar. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 73–137. A classic presentation of UTAH.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Barss, A. & Lasnik, H.. 1986. A note on anaphora and double objects. Linguistic Inquiry 17: 347–54. Very short but absolutely crucial empirical arguments paving the way for the postulation of VP-shells. Also a nice illustration of c-command tests in action.Google Scholar
Belletti, A. & Rizzi, L.. 1988. Pysch verbs and theta theory. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 6: 291–352. The classic paper on verbs of this class, opening up a significant sub-literature.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Koopman, H. & Sportiche, D.. 1991. The position of subjects. Lingua 85: 211–58. Probably the best original primary-research paper advocating VISH.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Larson, R. K. 1988. On the double object construction. Linguistic Inquiry 19: 335–91. The original proposal for VP-shells; a classic.Google Scholar
Rizzi, L. 1997. The fine structure of the left periphery. In Haegeman, L. (ed.), Elements of Grammar. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 281–337. The most influential and elaborated theory of the ‘split-CP’.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sportiche, D. 1988. A theory of floating quantifiers and its corollaries for constituent structure. Linguistic Inquiry 19: 425–49. A further argument for VISH, beautifully and intricately developed.Google Scholar
More advanced
Baker, M. C. 1996. On the structural positions of themes and goals. In Rooryck, Johan & Zaring, Laurie (eds.), Phrase Structure and the Lexicon. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 7–34. A classic presentation of UTAH.Google Scholar
Baker, M. C. 1997. Thematic roles and syntactic structure. In Haegeman, Liliane (ed.), Elements of Grammar. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 73–137. A classic presentation of UTAH.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Barss, A. & Lasnik, H.. 1986. A note on anaphora and double objects. Linguistic Inquiry 17: 347–54. Very short but absolutely crucial empirical arguments paving the way for the postulation of VP-shells. Also a nice illustration of c-command tests in action.Google Scholar
Belletti, A. & Rizzi, L.. 1988. Pysch verbs and theta theory. Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 6: 291–352. The classic paper on verbs of this class, opening up a significant sub-literature.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Koopman, H. & Sportiche, D.. 1991. The position of subjects. Lingua 85: 211–58. Probably the best original primary-research paper advocating VISH.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Larson, R. K. 1988. On the double object construction. Linguistic Inquiry 19: 335–91. The original proposal for VP-shells; a classic.Google Scholar
Rizzi, L. 1997. The fine structure of the left periphery. In Haegeman, L. (ed.), Elements of Grammar. Dordrecht: Kluwer, 281–337. The most influential and elaborated theory of the ‘split-CP’.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Sportiche, D. 1988. A theory of floating quantifiers and its corollaries for constituent structure. Linguistic Inquiry 19: 425–49. A further argument for VISH, beautifully and intricately developed.Google Scholar
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