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What is the functional domain of this node?

What is the functional domain of this node?  (VPmain) 

What is the functional domain of this node?  -1 (  (VPmain))   -1

The  -mapping is defined by equations annotated to the c-structure nodes.

 ( SUBJ)  The  -mapping is defined by equations annotated to the c-structure nodes.

 ( XCOMP)   ( SUBJ)  The  -mapping is defined by equations annotated to the c-structure nodes.

 ( XCOMP)   ( SUBJ)   ( OBJ)  The  -mapping is defined by equations annotated to the c-structure nodes.

   ( XCOMP)   ( SUBJ)   ( OBJ)  The  -mapping is defined by equations annotated to the c-structure nodes.

    ( XCOMP)   ( SUBJ)   ( OBJ)  The  -mapping is defined by equations annotated to the c-structure nodes.

     ( XCOMP)   ( SUBJ)   ( OBJ)  The  -mapping is defined by equations annotated to the c-structure nodes.

         ( XCOMP)   ( SUBJ)   ( OBJ)  The  -mapping is defined by equations annotated to the c-structure nodes.   

Grammatical Functions TOP FOC SUBJ OBJ OBJ  OBL  COMPL ADJUNCT

Grammatical Functions TOP FOC SUBJ OBJ OBJ  OBL  COMPL ADJUNCT a-fns

Grammatical Functions TOP FOC SUBJ OBJ OBJ  OBL  COMPL ADJUNCT non-a-fns a-fns

Grammatical Functions TOP FOC SUBJ OBJ OBJ  OBL  COMPL ADJUNCT non-a-fns a-fns d-fns

Grammatical Functions TOP FOC SUBJ OBJ OBJ  OBL  COMPL ADJUNCT non-a-fns a-fns d-fns non-d-fns

Grammatical Functions TOP FOC SUBJ OBJ OBJ  OBL  COMPL ADJUNCT non-a-fns a-fns d-fns non-d-fns

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, D Basic schema: (Left-to-right order unspecified)

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, D Basic schema: (Left-to-right order unspecified) Specifier HeadComplement

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP LP L' L0L0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, P Basic schema:Lexical projections:

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP NP N' N0N0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, P Basic schema: Cæsar's conquestof Gallia Lexical projections:

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP VP V' V0V0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, P Basic schema: Cæsar conqueredGallia Lexical projections:

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP VP V0V0 ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, P Basic schema: conqueredGallia Lexical projections:

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP AP A0A0 ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, P Basic schema: afraidof dogs Lexical projections:

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP P' P0P0 ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, P Basic schema: pastthe border Lexical projections: PP YP three miles

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP PP P0P0 ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, P Basic schema: onthe table Lexical projections:

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP LP L' L0L0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, PF 0 : C, I, D Basic schema: Functional projections: Lexical projections:

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP LP L' L0L0 YP ZP CP C0C0 ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, PF 0 : C, I, D Basic schema: thatMary left Lexical projections: Functional projections:

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP LP L' L0L0 YP ZP IP I' I0I0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, PF 0 : C, I, D Basic schema: mayleave John Mary Lexical projections: Functional projections:

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP LP L' L0L0 YP ZP DP D0D0 ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, PF 0 : C, I, D Basic schema: thistheory Lexical projections: Functional projections:

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP LP L' L0L0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, PF 0 : C, I, D Adjunction: Lexical projections: Functional projections: XP WP

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP LP L' L0L0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, PF 0 : C, I, D Basic schema:Lexical projections: Functional projections: Lexical integrity: "Morphological complete words are leaves of the c-structure tree and each leaf corresponds to one and only one c-structure node."

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP LP L' L0L0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, PF 0 : C, I, D Basic schema:Lexical projections: Functional projections: Economy of Expression: "All syntactic phrase structure nodes are optional and are not used unless required by independent principles (completeness, coherence, semantic expressivity)."

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, PF 0 : C, I, D Basic schema:Example of optionality: Functional projections: Economy of Expression: "All syntactic phrase structure nodes are optional and are not used unless required by independent principles (completeness, coherence, semantic expressivity)." VP V0V0 NP conqueredGallia

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, PF 0 : C, I, D Basic schema:Example of optionality: Functional projections: Economy of Expression: "All syntactic phrase structure nodes are optional and are not used unless required by independent principles (completeness, coherence, semantic expressivity)." VP NP Gallia

XP X' X0X0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP X'-syntax X 0 : N, V, A, P, C, I, DL 0 : N, V, A, PF 0 : C, I, D Basic schema:Example of optionality: Functional projections: Economy of Expression: "All syntactic phrase structure nodes are optional and are not used unless required by independent principles (completeness, coherence, semantic expressivity)." VP NP Gallia

XP XYP A CB Two kinds of 'heads' c-structure heads (according to X' theory): f-structure heads: XP YPX A CB A CB XP X' X0X0 YP ZP     

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections:

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads.     

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF.       ( DF) 

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP IP I' I0I0 NP VP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF.       ( SUBJ)  Example ([SPEC, IP] as SUBJ): mayleave John Mary

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. c.Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads.        ( DF) 

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. c.Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads.    IP I' I0I0 NP VP     ( SUBJ)  mayleave John Mary   Example 1 (VP as co-head with I):

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. c.Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads.    DP D0D0 NP   thistheory   Example 2 (NP as co-head with D):  

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. c.Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. d.Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF.        ( CF)   ( DF) 

PP P' P0P0 YP DP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. c.Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. d.Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF.        ( OBJ)   ( DF)  pastthe border three miles Example 1 (DP as OBJ of P):

VP V0V0 CP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. c.Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. d.Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF.       ( COMP)   ( DF)  saidthat John left Example 2 (CP as COMP of V):

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP FP F' F0F0 YP ZP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. c.Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. d.Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. e.Constituents adjoined to phrasal constituents are nonargument functions AF or not annotated.       ( AF)     ( DF)  LP WP  ( DF)     ( AF)  FP WP  

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP IP I' I0I0 NP VP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. c.Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. d.Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. e.Constituents adjoined to phrasal constituents are nonargument functions AF or not annotated.       ( AF)     ( DF)  LP WP  ( SUBJ)    IP AP   Example 1 (preposed adjunct):  ( ADJUNCT)  unfortunately Mary willleave John

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP IP I' I0I0 NP VP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. c.Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. d.Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. e.Constituents adjoined to phrasal constituents are nonargument functions AF or not annotated.       ( AF)     ( DF)  LP WP  ( SUBJ)    IP NP   Example 2 (topicalized object):  ( TOP)  John Mary willleave

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP IP DP I The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. c.Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. d.Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. e.Constituents adjoined to phrasal constituents are nonargument functions AF or not annotated.      ( AF)     ( DF)  LP WP  ( SUBJ)    CP C   Example 3 (scrambling in German; GF unannotated by syntax):   daß das Buch der Mannliest

LP L' L0L0 YP ZP IP DP I The Mapping Principles Lexical projections:Functional projections: a.C-structure heads are f-structure heads. b.Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. c.Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. d.Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. e.Constituents adjoined to phrasal constituents are nonargument functions AF or not annotated.      ( AF)     ( DF)  LP WP  ( SUBJ)    CP C   Example 3 (scrambling in German; GF unannotated by syntax):   daß das Buch der Mannliest OBJ function assigned lexocentrically, conditioned by case. (  CASE)=ACC  ( OBJ)=   

Example: Annotations constrained by the mapping principles. IP NP VP    ( SUBJ)    IP AP  ( ADJUNCT)  unfortunately I John CP IP NP C I'      ( COMP)  V believe that Mary leave VP NPV  ( OBJ)    I will      ( SUBJ) 

IP NP VP    ( SUBJ)    IP AP  ( ADJUNCT)  unfortunately I John CP IP NP C I'      ( COMP)  V believe that Mary leave VP NPV  ( OBJ)    I will      ( SUBJ)  Example: Annotations constrained by the mapping principles. In this structure the auxiliary and the main verb are members of the same functional domain.

IP NP VP    ( SUBJ)    IP AP  ( ADJUNCT)  unfortunately I John CP IP NP C I'      ( COMP)  V believe that Mary leave VP NPV  ( OBJ)    I will      ( SUBJ)  Example: Annotations constrained by the mapping principles. In this structure the auxiliary and the main verb are members of the same functional domain. Hence only one of them can have a PRED. PRED 'leave '  ( PRED)='leave '  COMP... 

John IP NP I'   Mary leave VP NPV  ( OBJ)    I will     ( SUBJ)  In English, auxiliaries are in I, and main verbs always in V

IP NP I'   Mary not VP ADV  ( ADJUNCT)    I will    ( SUBJ)  Johnleave VP NPV  ( OBJ)     In English, auxiliaries are in I, and main verbs always in V Negation is always before the main verb –

IP NP I'   Mary not VP ADV  ( ADJUNCT)    I does    ( SUBJ)  Johnleave VP NPV  ( OBJ)     In English, auxiliaries are in I, and main verbs always in V Negation is always before the main verb – even when there is no semantically required auxiliary.

IP NP Mary    ( SUBJ)  Johnleaves VP NPV  ( OBJ)    In English, auxiliaries are in I, and main verbs always in V Negation is always before the main verb – even when there is no semantically required auxiliary. Hence there is no need to assume that finite main verbs are outside VP.

IP I S VP   NP   Welsh: a verb-initial language. (Bresnan, after Sproat)    ( SUBJ) 

IP I S VP   NP   Welsh: a verb-initial language. (Bresnan, after Sproat)    ( SUBJ)  No specifier of IP, which dominates I and its complement directly.

IP I S VP   NP   Welsh: a verb-initial language. (Bresnan, after Sproat)    ( SUBJ)  No specifier of IP, which dominates I and its complement directly. The complement of I is S (not VP), an exocentric phrase.

IP I S gwnaeth 'do-3. SG.PAST ' weld 'see' VP V   NP Siôn 'John'   draig 'dragon' NP  ( OBJ)     IP I S gwelodd 'see-3. SG.PAST ' VP   NP Siôn 'John'   ddraig 'dragon' NP  ( OBJ)     ( SUBJ)   Welsh: a verb-initial language. (Bresnan, after Sproat) Auxiliary or main verb may be in I.

IP I S gwnaeth 'do-3. SG.PAST ' weld 'see' VP V   NP Siôn 'John'   draig 'dragon' NP  ( OBJ)     IP I S gwelodd 'see-3. SG.PAST ' VP   NP Siôn 'John'   ddraig 'dragon' NP  ( OBJ)     ( SUBJ)   Welsh: a verb-initial language. (Bresnan, after Sproat) Auxiliary or main verb may be in I. In the latter case, the VP doesn't dominate any V head.

IP I S gwnaeth 'do-3. SG.PAST ' weld 'see' VP V   NP Siôn 'John'   draig 'dragon' NP  ( OBJ)     IP I S gwelodd 'see-3. SG.PAST ' VP   NP Siôn 'John'   ddraig 'dragon' NP  ( OBJ)     ( SUBJ)   Welsh: a verb-initial language. (Bresnan, after Sproat) Extended Head (Bresnan, Jar, Zaenen, Kaplan) : Given a c-structure containing nodes N, C, and c- to f-structure mapping , N is an extended head of C if N is the minimal node in    C  that c-commands C without dominating C. (A c-commands B if every node properly dominating A also dominates B.)

IP I S gwnaeth 'do-3. SG.PAST ' weld 'see' VP V   NP Siôn 'John'   draig 'dragon' NP  ( OBJ)     IP I S gwelodd 'see-3. SG.PAST ' VP   NP Siôn 'John'   ddraig 'dragon' NP  ( OBJ)     ( SUBJ)   Welsh: a verb-initial language. (Bresnan, after Sproat) Extended Head (Bresnan, Jar, Zaenen, Kaplan) : Given a c-structure containing nodes N, C, and c- to f-structure mapping , N is an extended head of C if N is the minimal node in    C  that c-commands C without dominating C. (A c-commands B if every node properly dominating A also dominates B.)    VP 

IP I S gwnaeth 'do-3. SG.PAST ' weld 'see' VP V   NP Siôn 'John'   draig 'dragon' NP  ( OBJ)     IP I S gwelodd 'see-3. SG.PAST ' VP   NP Siôn 'John'   ddraig 'dragon' NP  ( OBJ)     ( SUBJ)   Welsh: a verb-initial language. (Bresnan, after Sproat) Extended Head (Bresnan, Jar, Zaenen, Kaplan) : Given a c-structure containing nodes N, C, and c- to f-structure mapping , N is an extended head of C if N is the minimal node in    C  that c-commands C without dominating C. (A c-commands B if every node properly dominating A also dominates B.)    VP 

IP I S gwnaeth 'do-3. SG.PAST ' weld 'see' VP V   NP Siôn 'John'   draig 'dragon' NP  ( OBJ)     IP I S gwelodd 'see-3. SG.PAST ' VP   NP Siôn 'John'   ddraig 'dragon' NP  ( OBJ)     ( SUBJ)   Welsh: a verb-initial language. (Bresnan, after Sproat) Extended Head (Bresnan, Jar, Zaenen, Kaplan) : Given a c-structure containing nodes N, C, and c- to f-structure mapping , N is an extended head of C if N is the minimal node in    C  that c-commands C without dominating C. (A c-commands B if every node properly dominating A also dominates B.)    VP 

Norwegian: a V2 language.

Main declarative clauses: Deltagernevillelæresyntaks Heldigvis villedeltagernelæresyntaks Syntaksvilledeltagernelære Deltagernevilleikkelæresyntaks Deltagernelærerikkesyntaks

Norwegian: a V2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagernevillelæresyntaks Heldigvis villedeltagernelæresyntaks Syntaksvilledeltagernelære Deltagernevilleikkelæresyntaks Deltagernelærerikkesyntaks There is a position before the finite verb (unlike Welsh).

Norwegian: a V2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagernevillelæresyntaks Heldigvis villedeltagernelæresyntaks Syntaksvilledeltagernelære Deltagernevilleikkelæresyntaks Deltagernelærerikkesyntaks There is a position before the finite verb (unlike Welsh). There is only one position before the finite verb: No adjunction of adverbs or topics (unlike English).

Norwegian: a V2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagernevillelæresyntaks Heldigvis villedeltagernelæresyntaks Syntaksvilledeltagernelære Deltagernevilleikkelæresyntaks Deltagernelærerikkesyntaks There is a position before the finite verb (unlike Welsh). There is only one position before the finite verb: No adjunction of adverbs or topics (unlike English). There is a subject position after the finite verb (unlike English).

Norwegian: a V2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagernevillelæresyntaks Heldigvis villedeltagernelæresyntaks Syntaksvilledeltagernelære Deltagernevilleikkelæresyntaks Deltagernelærerikkesyntaks There is a position before the finite verb (unlike Welsh). There is only one position before the finite verb: No adjunction of adverbs or topics (unlike English). There is a subject position after the finite verb (unlike English). The finite verb – main or auxiliary – is always in the leftmost verbal position, before negation (unlike English).

Norwegian: a V2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagernevillelæresyntaks Heldigvis villedeltagernelæresyntaks Syntaksvilledeltagernelære Deltagernevilleikkelæresyntaks Deltagernelærerikkesyntaks There is a position before the finite verb (unlike Welsh). There is only one position before the finite verb: No adjunction of adverbs or topics (unlike English). There is a subject position after the finite verb (unlike English). The finite verb – main or auxiliary – is always in the leftmost verbal position, before negation (unlike English). Subordinate clauses: atdeltagerneikkevillelæresyntaks atdeltagerneikkelærersyntaks

Norwegian: a V2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagernevillelæresyntaks Heldigvis villedeltagernelæresyntaks Syntaksvilledeltagernelære Deltagernevilleikkelæresyntaks Deltagernelærerikkesyntaks There is a position before the finite verb (unlike Welsh). There is only one position before the finite verb: No adjunction of adverbs or topics (unlike English). There is a subject position after the finite verb (unlike English). The finite verb – main or auxiliary – is always in the leftmost verbal position, before negation (unlike English). Subordinate clauses: atdeltagerneikkevillelæresyntaks atdeltagerneikkelærersyntaks Negation and other sentence adverbs occur before the finite verb – main or auxiliary.

Norwegian: a V2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagernevillelæresyntaks Heldigvis villedeltagernelæresyntaks Syntaksvilledeltagernelære Deltagernevilleikkelæresyntaks Deltagernelærerikkesyntaks There is a position before the finite verb (unlike Welsh). There is only one position before the finite verb: No adjunction of adverbs or topics (unlike English). There is a subject position after the finite verb (unlike English). The finite verb – main or auxiliary – is always in the leftmost verbal position, before negation (unlike English). Subordinate clauses: atdeltagerneikkevillelæresyntaks atdeltagerneikkelærersyntaks Negation and other sentence adverbs occur before the finite verb – main or auxiliary. The subject can only occur before the finite verb.

Norwegian: a V2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagernevillelæresyntaks Heldigvis villedeltagernelæresyntaks Syntaksvilledeltagernelære Deltagernevilleikkelæresyntaks Deltagernelærerikkesyntaks There is a position before the finite verb (unlike Welsh). There is only one position before the finite verb: No adjunction of adverbs or topics (unlike English). There is a subject position after the finite verb (unlike English). The finite verb – main or auxiliary – is always in the leftmost verbal position, before negation (unlike English). Subordinate clauses: atdeltagerneikkevillelæresyntaks atdeltagerneikkelærersyntaks Negation and other sentence adverbs occur before the finite verb – main or auxiliary. The subject can only occur before the finite verb. Hence the finite verb is always adjacent to its complements: subordinate clauses are not V2.

Norwegian: a V2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagernevillelæresyntaks Heldigvis villedeltagernelæresyntaks Syntaksvilledeltagernelære Deltagernevilleikkelæresyntaks Deltagernelærerikkesyntaks There is a position before the finite verb (unlike Welsh). There is only one position before the finite verb: No adjunction of adverbs or topics (unlike English). There is a subject position after the finite verb (unlike English). The finite verb – main or auxiliary – is always in the leftmost verbal position, before negation (unlike English). Subordinate clauses: atdeltagerneikkevillelæresyntaks atdeltagerneikkelærersyntaks Negation and other sentence adverbs occur before the finite verb – main or auxiliary. The subject can only occur before the finite verb. Hence the finite verb is always adjacent to its complements: subordinate clauses are not V2. Furthermore: Auxiliaries are fully-fledged, complement taking verbs (unlike English modals).

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV   ( ADJUNCT) dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  Example

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV   ( ADJUNCT) dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  Finite verbs (V[fin]) as head of IP

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV   ( ADJUNCT) dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  Finite verbs (V[fin]) as head of IP S, dominating a SUBJ, as complement of IP

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV   ( ADJUNCT) dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  Finite verbs (V[fin]) as head of IP S, dominating a SUBJ, as complement of IP Since the auxiliary is a complement-taking verb, it (extendedly) heads its own VP.

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV   ( ADJUNCT) dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  PRED 'ville '  SUBJ ADJUNCT PRED 'dessverre' PRED 'ikke' PRED 'deltager' 1 Finite verbs (V[fin]) as head of IP S, dominating a SUBJ, as complement of IP Since the auxiliary is a complement-taking verb, it (extendedly) heads its own VP.

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV   ( ADJUNCT) dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  PRED 'lære '   XCOMP SUBJ PRED 'ville '  OBJ SUBJ ADJUNCT PRED 'dessverre' PRED 'ikke' PRED 'deltager' PRED 'syntaks' 1 1 Finite verbs (V[fin]) as head of IP S, dominating a SUBJ, as complement of IP Since the auxiliary is a complement-taking verb, it (extendedly) heads its own VP. The main verb heads the embedded XCOMP.

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)    ( ADJUNCT)

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  SPEC of IP can also host the subject.   ( ADJUNCT)

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  SPEC of IP can also host the subject. Hence two rules in the same functional domain introduce subjects:   ( ADJUNCT)

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV   ( ADJUNCT) dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  SPEC of IP can also host the subject. Hence two rules in the same functional domain introduce subjects:  ( SUBJ)    ( ADJUNCT)...   IP XP I'  S XPADV* VP'   ( SUBJ)      ( ADJUNCT)

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV   ( ADJUNCT) dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  SPEC of IP can also host the subject. Hence two rules in the same functional domain introduce subjects: Functional uniqueness prevents the occurrence of subjects in both positions at once.  ( SUBJ)    ( ADJUNCT)...   IP XP I'  S XPADV* VP'   ( SUBJ)      ( ADJUNCT)

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)    ( ADJUNCT) Subordinate clauses The differing constituent order can be captured based on the same S subtree as in main clauses.

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV dessverre ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)    ( ADJUNCT) Subordinate clauses S  ( SUBJ)  VPNP deltagerne   ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke

CP C    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV dessverre at fordi hvis... VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)    ( ADJUNCT) Subordinate clauses S  ( SUBJ)  VPNP deltagerne   ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke V[fin] S ville   I’ No IP in subordinate clauses: CP takes S as complement.  

CP C    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV dessverre at fordi hvis... VPNP deltagerne    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke   ( ADJUNCT) Subordinate clauses S  ( SUBJ)  VPNP deltagerne   ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke V[fin] S ville   I’ No IP in subordinate clauses: CP takes S as complement. Consequence: There is no higher head for the VP, and this forces the occurrence of a dominated V head. NP N V    lære syntaks  ( OBJ)  VP  ( XCOMP)   

CP C    ( SUBJ)    IP ADV dessverre at fordi hvis... VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)    ( ADJUNCT) Subordinate clauses S  ( SUBJ)  VPNP deltagerne   ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke V[fin] S ville   I’ No IP in subordinate clauses: CP takes S as complement. Consequence: There is no higher head for the VP, and this forces the occurrence of a dominated V head. NP N V    lære syntaks  ( OBJ)  VP  ( XCOMP)  V[fin] ville   

S in main and subordinate clauses have similar scrambling possibilities: Main: Dessverre vil [ S deltagerne ikke [ VP [ VP lære syntaks]]] Dessverre vil [ S ikke deltagerne [ VP [ VP lære syntaks]]] Subordinate: hvis [ S deltagerne ikke [ VP vil [ VP lære syntaks]]] hvis [ S ikke deltagerne [ VP vil [ VP lære syntaks]]]

Main clause word order is also possible in subordinate clauses: Kari sa at hun var ikke syk

Main clause word order is also possible in subordinate clauses: Kari sa at hun var ikke syk Hence CP can alternatively take IP as complement: CP CIP

Main clause word order is also possible in subordinate clauses: Kari sa at hun var ikke syk Hence CP can alternatively take IP as complement: However, this is difficult unless the speaker can be taken to endorse the proposition expressed by the clause: ??Jeg tviler på at Kari var ikke syk OKJeg tviler på at Kari ikke var syk CP CIP

Main clause word order is also possible in subordinate clauses: Kari sa at hun var ikke syk Hence CP can alternatively take IP as complement: However, this is difficult unless the speaker can be taken to endorse the proposition expressed by the clause: ??Jeg tviler på at Kari var ikke syk OKJeg tviler på at Kari ikke var syk This emphasizes the semantic import of the IP domain: IP is the modal core of the sentence; this is where the speech act "happens". CP CIP

I’ V[fin] S    ( SUBJ)    IP ville VP NP N V    NP deltagerne lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  The annotationon [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with something more general.  ( SUBJ)  Topicalization

 ( TOP)   ( COMPFN* TERMFN) The annotationon [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with something more general.  ( SUBJ)  Topicalization I’ V[fin] S    IP ville VP NP N V    lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  NP deltagerne  COMPFN = {COMP | XCOMP} TERMFN = {SUBJ | OBJ | OBJ  |...}

 ( TOP)   ( COMPFN* TERMFN) The annotationon [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with something more general. is a regular expression defining a set of attribute strings.  ( SUBJ)  Topicalization I’ V[fin] S    IP ville VP NP N V    lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  NP deltagerne  COMPFN = {COMP | XCOMP} TERMFN = {SUBJ | OBJ | OBJ  |...}   ( COMPFN* TERMFN)

 ( TOP)   ( COMPFN* TERMFN) Topicalization I’ V[fin] S    IP ville VP NP N V    lære syntaks    ( OBJ)    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  NP deltagerne  COMPFN = {COMP | XCOMP} TERMFN = {SUBJ | OBJ | OBJ  |...} The annotationon [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with something more general. is a regular expression defining a set of attribute strings. Let us topicalize the object as illustration.  ( SUBJ)    ( COMPFN* TERMFN)

 ( TOP)   ( COMPFN* TERMFN) Topicalization I’ V[fin] S    IP ville VP V   lære    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  NP syntaks  COMPFN = {COMP | XCOMP} TERMFN = {SUBJ | OBJ | OBJ  |...}  ( SUBJ)  NP deltagerne The annotationon [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with something more general. is a regular expression defining a set of attribute strings. Let us topicalize the object as illustration.  ( SUBJ)    ( COMPFN* TERMFN)

 ( TOP)   ( COMPFN* TERMFN) Topicalization I’ V[fin] S    IP ville VP V   lære    ADV   ( ADJUNCT) ikke VP  ( XCOMP)  NP syntaks  COMPFN = {COMP | XCOMP} TERMFN = {SUBJ | OBJ | OBJ  |...} PRED 'lære '   XCOMP SUBJ PRED 'ville '  OBJ SUBJ ADJUNCTPRED 'ikke' PRED 'deltager' PRED 'syntaks' 1 1  ( SUBJ)  NP deltagerne 2 2 TOP   ( XCOMP OBJ) The attribute stringis covered by the regular expression.