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The Principle of Direct Syntactic Encoding: All grammatical relation changes are lexical The Principle of Direct Syntactic Encoding: All grammatical relation changes are lexical

Two kinds of movement in transformational grammar: Two kinds of movement in transformational grammar:

Two kinds of movement in transformational grammar: Two kinds of movement in transformational grammar: "A' movement" (long-distance phenomena): Disse kakene sa Petter [at Kari mente [ - var gode]]

Two kinds of movement in transformational grammar: Two kinds of movement in transformational grammar: "A' movement" (long-distance phenomena): Disse kakene sa Petter [at Kari mente [ - var gode]] "A-movement": Rapporten skrives av sekretæren

Two kinds of movement in transformational grammar: Two kinds of movement in transformational grammar: "A' movement" (long-distance phenomena): Disse kakene sa Petter [at Kari mente [ - var gode]] "A-movement": Rapporten skrives av sekretæren XP NP VP V NP Configurational analysis of passive

Two kinds of movement in transformational grammar: Two kinds of movement in transformational grammar: "A' movement" (long-distance phenomena): Disse kakene sa Petter [at Kari mente [ - var gode]] "A-movement": Rapporten skrives av sekretæren XP NP active passive R< x y > R < x y > VP S V O (OBL) S NP Configurational analysis of passive Relational analysis of passive

The seeming movement under passivization in English is simply a consequence of the configurational The seeming movement under passivization in English is simply a consequence of the configurational assignment of GFs in that language: XP VP V ( SUBJ) NP ( CF) NP CF = non-discourse argument functions

In a non-configurational language like Malayalam there is no seeming movement under passivization: In a non-configurational language like Malayalam there is no seeming movement under passivization:

 In a non-configurational language like Malayalam there is no seeming movement under passivization: In a non-configurational language like Malayalam there is no seeming movement under passivization: PRED 'worship<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' NP kutti child. NOM NP aanaye elephant. ACC V aaraadiccu worship. PAST PRED CASE 'child' nom OBJ S SUBJ PRED CASE 'elephant' acc

 In a non-configurational language like Malayalam there is no seeming movement under passivization: In a non-configurational language like Malayalam there is no seeming movement under passivization: PRED 'worship<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' SUBJ PRED CASE 'child' nom OBJ PRED CASE 'elephant' acc S kutti child. NOM NP aanaye elephant. ACC V aaraadiccu worship. PAST NP PRED 'worship<( OBLag)( SUBJ)>' OBLag NP kuttiyaal child. INSTR NP aana elephant. NOM V aaraadhikkappettu worship. PASS. PAST 'child' instr SUBJ S PRED CASE 'elephant' nom

The classical LFG passive analysis: A lexical redundancy rule A pattern in the lexicon The classical LFG passive analysis: A lexical redundancy rule A pattern in the lexicon writes written write < SUBJ OBJ > write < OBLag/ SUBJ > eats eaten eat < SUBJ OBJ > eat < OBLag/ SUBJ > buys bought buy < SUBJ OBJ > buy < OBLag/ SUBJ > . . .

The classical LFG passive analysis: A lexical redundancy rule A pattern in the lexicon The classical LFG passive analysis: A lexical redundancy rule A pattern in the lexicon writes written write < SUBJ OBJ > write < OBLag/ SUBJ > eats eaten eat < SUBJ OBJ > eat < OBLag/ SUBJ > buys bought buy < SUBJ OBJ > buy < OBLag/ SUBJ > . . . Abstracted as a lexical rule: OBJ ⇒ SUBJ ⇒ OBLag SUBJ ⇒

Part of the passive template in a Norwegian computational LFG grammar: PASS (SCHEMATA) = Part of the passive template in a Norwegian computational LFG grammar: PASS (SCHEMATA) = { SCHEMATA ~(↑PASSIVE)=+ | SCHEMATA (↑PASSIVE)=c + { (↑OBJ) --> (↑SUBJ) | (↑OBL-TH) --> (↑SUBJ) | (↑OBJ-BEN) --> (↑SUBJ) | (↑COMP) --> (↑SUBJ) | (↑XCOMP) --> (↑SUBJ) } { (↑SUBJ) --> (↑OBL-AG) | (↑SUBJ) --> NULL } }.

Part of the passive template in a Norwegian computational LFG grammar: PASS (SCHEMATA) = Part of the passive template in a Norwegian computational LFG grammar: PASS (SCHEMATA) = { SCHEMATA ~(↑PASSIVE)=+ | SCHEMATA (↑PASSIVE)=c + { (↑OBJ) --> (↑SUBJ) | (↑OBL-TH) --> (↑SUBJ) | (↑OBJ-BEN) --> (↑SUBJ) | (↑COMP) --> (↑SUBJ) | (↑XCOMP) --> (↑SUBJ) } { (↑SUBJ) --> (↑OBL-AG) | (↑SUBJ) --> NULL } }. Template invocation in a lexical entry P: P V @(PASS [(↑PRED)='P<(↑SUBJ)(↑OBJ)>'. . . ])

Part of the passive template in a Norwegian computational LFG grammar: PASS (SCHEMATA) = Part of the passive template in a Norwegian computational LFG grammar: PASS (SCHEMATA) = { SCHEMATA ~(↑PASSIVE)=+ | SCHEMATA (↑PASSIVE)=c + { (↑OBJ) --> (↑SUBJ) | (↑OBL-TH) --> (↑SUBJ) | (↑OBJ-BEN) --> (↑SUBJ) | (↑COMP) --> (↑SUBJ) | (↑XCOMP) --> (↑SUBJ) } { (↑SUBJ) --> (↑OBL-AG) | (↑SUBJ) --> NULL } }. Template invocation in a lexical entry P: P V @(PASS [(↑PRED)='P<(↑SUBJ)(↑OBJ)>'. . . ]) http: //iness. uib. no/xle-web

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP NP YP YP X' N' Cæsar's X 0 X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP NP YP YP X' N' Cæsar's X 0 ZP X 0: N, V, A, P, C, I, D N 0 conquest L 0: N, V, A, P ZP of Gallia

X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP VP YP YP X' V' Cæsar X 0 X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP VP YP YP X' V' Cæsar X 0 ZP X 0: N, V, A, P, C, I, D V 0 ZP conquered Gallia L 0: N, V, A, P

X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP YP VP X' X 0 ZP X 0: X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP YP VP X' X 0 ZP X 0: N, V, A, P, C, I, D V 0 ZP conquered Gallia L 0: N, V, A, P

X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP YP AP X' X 0 ZP X 0: X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP YP AP X' X 0 ZP X 0: N, V, A, P, C, I, D A 0 afraid L 0: N, V, A, P ZP of dogs

X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP PP YP YP X' P' three miles X X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP PP YP YP X' P' three miles X 0 ZP X 0: N, V, A, P, C, I, D P 0 past L 0: N, V, A, P ZP the border

X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP YP PP X' X 0 ZP X 0: X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP YP PP X' X 0 ZP X 0: N, V, A, P, C, I, D P 0 on L 0: N, V, A, P ZP the table

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

X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP Functional projections: LP YP YP X' X 0 X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP Functional projections: LP YP YP X' X 0 ZP X 0: N, V, A, P, C, I, D L' L 0: N, V, A, P CP ZP C 0 that F 0: C, I, D ZP Mary left

X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP Functional projections: LP YP YP X' X 0 X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP Functional projections: LP YP YP X' X 0 ZP X 0: N, V, A, P, C, I, D IP L' L 0: N, V, A, P YP Mary ZP I' I 0 may F 0: C, I, D ZP leave John

X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP Functional projections: LP YP YP X' X 0 X'-syntax Basic schema: Lexical projections: XP Functional projections: LP YP YP X' X 0 ZP X 0: N, V, A, P, C, I, D L' L 0: N, V, A, P DP ZP D 0 this F 0: C, I, D ZP theory

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

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

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

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

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

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

Two kinds of 'heads' c-structure heads (according to X' theory): XP YP XP X' Two kinds of 'heads' c-structure heads (according to X' theory): XP YP XP X' X 0 X XP YP YP X ZP f-structure heads: C C B B A A B A C

The Mapping Principles Lexical projections: Functional projections: LP YP FP L' L 0 YP The Mapping Principles Lexical projections: Functional projections: LP YP FP L' L 0 YP ZP F' F 0 ZP

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Lexical projections: Functional projections: LP FP The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Lexical projections: Functional projections: LP FP L 0 L' YP F 0 F' YP a. ZP ZP

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Lexical projections: Functional projections: LP FP ( DF) YP F 0 F' L 0 L' YP a. b. ZP ZP

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Example ([SPEC, IP] as SUBJ): Lexical projections: Functional projections: LP IP L' YP ( SUBJ) NP I' Mary L 0 a. b. ZP I 0 may VP leave John

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. Lexical projections: Functional projections: LP FP ( DF) YP F 0 ZP F' ZP L 0 L' YP a. b. c.

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. Example 1 (VP as co-head with I): Lexical projections: Functional projections: LP IP L' YP ( SUBJ) NP I' Mary L 0 ZP I 0 may VP leave John a. b. c.

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. Example 2 (NP as co-head with D): Lexical projections: Functional projections: LP D 0 this L 0 L' ZP DP NP theory YP a. b. c.

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. Lexical projections: Functional projections: LP FP ( DF) YP F 0 ( CF) ZP F' ZP L 0 L' YP a. b. c. d.

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. Example 1 (DP as OBJ of P): Lexical projections: Functional projections: PP ( DF) YP F 0 ( OBJ) DP the border F' ZP P 0 past P' YP three miles FP a. b. c. d.

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. Example 2 (CP as COMP of V): Lexical projections: Functional projections: FP F 0 ( COMP) CP that John left F' ZP ( DF) YP VP V 0 said a. b. c. d.

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. Constituents adjoined to phrasal constituents are nonargument functions AF or not annotated. Lexical projections: Functional projections: FP LP ( AF) WP ( DF) YP ( DF) ZP F 0 L 0 L' YP FP ( AF) WP F' ZP LP a. b. c. d. e.

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. Constituents adjoined to phrasal constituents are nonargument functions AF or not annotated. Example 1 (preposed adjunct): Lexical projections: Functional projections: IP ( SUBJ) NP Mary L 0 L' YP IP ( DF) ZP ( ADJUNCT) AP unfortunately I 0 will I' VP leave John LP ( AF) WP LP a. b. c. d. e.

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. Constituents adjoined to phrasal constituents are nonargument functions AF or not annotated. Example 2 (topicalized object): Lexical projections: Functional projections: IP ( SUBJ) NP Mary L 0 L' YP IP ( DF) ZP ( TOP) NP John I 0 will I' VP leave LP ( AF) WP LP a. b. c. d. e.

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. Constituents adjoined to phrasal constituents are nonargument functions AF or not annotated. Example 3 (scrambling in German; GF unannotated by syntax): Lexical projections: Functional projections: CP C daß DP das Buch L 0 L' ( DF) ZP YP IP ( SUBJ) DP der Mann I liest LP ( AF) WP LP a. b. c. d. e.

The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the The Mapping Principles C-structure heads are f-structure heads. Specifiers of functional categories are the grammaticalized discourse functions DF. Complements of functional categories are f-structure co-heads. Complements of lexical categories are the nondiscourse argument functions CF. Constituents adjoined to phrasal constituents are nonargument functions AF or not annotated. Example 3 (scrambling in German; GF unannotated by syntax): Functional projections: CP LP C daß ( CASE)=ACC ( OBJ)= DP das Buch L' L 0 YP IP ( DF) ZP ( AF) WP OBJ function assigned lexocentrically, conditioned by case. IP ( SUBJ) DP der Mann I liest LP Lexical projections: a. b. c. d. e.

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

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

Example: Annotations constrained by the mapping principles. In this structure the auxiliary and the 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. IP VP V believe . . . ( COMP) CP PRED 'leave<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' C that IP . . . ( SUBJ) NP Mary COMP I' VP I will ( OBJ) V NP leave John ( PRED)='leave<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' . . . ( SUBJ) NP I ( ADJUNCT) AP unfortunately

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

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

In English, auxiliaries are in I, and main verbs always in V Negation is 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 I' VP V leave VP I does ( ADJUNCT) ADV not ( SUBJ) NP Mary ( OBJ) NP John

In English, auxiliaries are in I, and main verbs always in V Negation is 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 V leaves VP ( SUBJ) NP Mary ( OBJ) NP John

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Norwegian: a V 2 language. Norwegian: a V 2 language.

Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Deltagerne lærer deltagerne ikke lære syntaks

Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Deltagerne lærer deltagerne ikke lære • There is a position before the finite verb (unlike Welsh). syntaks

Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Deltagerne lærer deltagerne ikke lære syntaks • 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 V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Deltagerne lærer deltagerne ikke lære syntaks • 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 V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Deltagerne lærer deltagerne ikke lære syntaks • 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 V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Deltagerne lærer deltagerne ikke lære syntaks • 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: at at deltagerne ikke ville lærer lære syntaks

Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Deltagerne lærer deltagerne ikke lære syntaks • 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: at at deltagerne ikke ville lærer lære syntaks • Negation and other sentence adverbs occur before the finite verb – main or auxiliary.

Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Deltagerne lærer deltagerne ikke lære syntaks • 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: at at deltagerne ikke ville lærer lære syntaks • Negation and other sentence adverbs occur before the finite verb – main or auxiliary. • The subject can only occur before the finite verb.

Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Deltagerne lærer deltagerne ikke lære syntaks • 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: at at deltagerne ikke ville lærer lære syntaks • 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 V 2.

Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Norwegian: a V 2 language. Main declarative clauses: Deltagerne ville Heldigvis ville Syntaks ville Deltagerne lærer deltagerne ikke lære syntaks • 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: at at deltagerne ikke ville lærer lære syntaks • 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 V 2. Furthermore: • Auxiliaries are fully-fledged, complement taking verbs (unlike English modals).

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

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

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

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

IP SUBJ 1 I’ V[fin] ville PRED ( ADJUNCT) ADV dessverre PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( IP SUBJ 1 I’ V[fin] ville PRED ( ADJUNCT) ADV dessverre PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( XCOMP)>' 'deltager' S VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære PRED ( OBJ) NP N syntaks 'dessverre' PRED 'ikke' ADJUNCT • 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.

IP SUBJ 1 I’ 'deltager' PRED 'lære<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' S XCOMP VP ( SUBJ) IP SUBJ 1 I’ 'deltager' PRED 'lære<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' S XCOMP VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke V[fin] ville PRED ( ADJUNCT) ADV dessverre PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( XCOMP)>' SUBJ 1 OBJ PRED 'syntaks' ( XCOMP) VP V lære PRED ( OBJ) NP N syntaks 'dessverre' PRED 'ikke' ADJUNCT • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IP I’ CP C S at fordi hvis( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV. . IP I’ CP C S at fordi hvis( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV. . . deltagerne ikke VP V lære ( OBJ) NP N syntaks ( XCOMP) VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke S V[fin] ville ( ADJUNCT) ADV dessverre Subordinate clauses 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.

IP I’ CP C S at fordi hvis( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV. . IP I’ CP C S at fordi hvis( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV. . . deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære ( OBJ) NP N syntaks V[fin] ville ( OBJ) NP V lære ( XCOMP) VP VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke S V[fin] ville ( ADJUNCT) ADV dessverre Subordinate clauses 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.

S in main and subordinate clauses have similar scrambling possibilities: Main: Dessverre vil [S S in main and subordinate clauses have similar scrambling possibilities: Main: Dessverre vil [S deltagerne ikke [VP lære syntaks]]] Dessverre vil [S ikke deltagerne [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 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: CP Kari sa at Main clause word order is also possible in subordinate clauses: CP Kari sa at hun var ikke syk Hence CP can alternatively take IP as complement: C IP

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

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

Long-distance dependencies and Functional Uncertainty Long-distance dependencies and Functional Uncertainty

Topicalization The annotation ( SUBJ) on [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with a set Topicalization The annotation ( SUBJ) on [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with a set of alternatives to handle topicalization IP I’ S VP ( ADJUNCT) ADV ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære ( OBJ) NP N syntaks V[fin] ville ( SUBJ) NP deltagerne

Topicalization The annotation ( SUBJ) on [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with a set Topicalization The annotation ( SUBJ) on [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with a set of alternatives to handle topicalization. Let us topicalize the object as illustration. IP I’ S VP ( ADJUNCT) ADV ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære ( OBJ) NP N syntaks V[fin] ville ( SUBJ) NP deltagerne

Topicalization The annotation ( SUBJ) on [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with a set Topicalization The annotation ( SUBJ) on [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with a set of alternatives to handle topicalization. Let us topicalize the object as illustration. IP I’ NP syntaks V[fin] ville S VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære

Topicalization The annotation ( SUBJ) on [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with a set Topicalization The annotation ( SUBJ) on [SPEC, IP] should be replaced with a set of alternatives to handle topicalization. Let us topicalize the object as illustration. Will these equations do? IP I’ ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville S VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære

Topicalization PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( XCOMP)>' 'deltager' PRED 'lære<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' I’ SUBJ 1 XCOMP Topicalization PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( XCOMP)>' 'deltager' PRED 'lære<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' I’ SUBJ 1 XCOMP S ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville PRED SUBJ 1 IP OBJ 2 PRED 'syntaks' VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære TOPIC 2 ADJUNCT PRED 'ikke'

Topicalization PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( XCOMP)>' 'deltager' PRED 'lære<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' I’ SUBJ 1 XCOMP Topicalization PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( XCOMP)>' 'deltager' PRED 'lære<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' I’ SUBJ 1 XCOMP S ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville PRED SUBJ 1 IP OBJ 2 PRED 'syntaks' VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære TOPIC 2 ADJUNCT PRED 'ikke'

Topicalization PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( XCOMP)>' 'deltager' PRED 'lære<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' I’ SUBJ 1 XCOMP Topicalization PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( XCOMP)>' 'deltager' PRED 'lære<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' I’ SUBJ 1 XCOMP S ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville PRED SUBJ 1 IP OBJ 2 PRED 'syntaks' VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære TOPIC 2 ADJUNCT PRED 'ikke'

Topicalization PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( XCOMP)>' 'deltager' PRED 'lære<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' I’ SUBJ 1 XCOMP Topicalization PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( XCOMP)>' 'deltager' PRED 'lære<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' I’ SUBJ 1 XCOMP S ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville PRED SUBJ 1 IP OBJ 2 PRED 'syntaks' VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære TOPIC 2 ADJUNCT PRED 'ikke'

Topicalization PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( XCOMP)>' PRED 'lære<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' I’ SUBJ 1 XCOMP S Topicalization PRED 'ville<( SUBJ)( XCOMP)>' PRED 'lære<( SUBJ)( OBJ)>' I’ SUBJ 1 XCOMP S OBJ 2 PRED 'syntaks' VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære TOPIC 2 The equations work for this sentence. But what about the following? 'deltager' ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville PRED SUBJ 1 IP ADJUNCT PRED 'ikke'

[Syntaks lærte deltagerne] [Syntaks sa Kari [at deltagerne ikke lærte]] [Syntaks ville deltagerne [prøve [Syntaks lærte deltagerne] [Syntaks sa Kari [at deltagerne ikke lærte]] [Syntaks ville deltagerne [prøve [å lære]]] [Syntaks må da deltagerne [ha [kunnet [ville lære]]]] [Syntaks vil Kari [ha [sagt [at deltagerne ikke kan [ha [villet lære]]]]]] http: //iness. uib. no/xle-web

Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP I’ ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville S VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære

Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP { ( OBJ)=↓ I’ ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville S VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære

Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP { ( OBJ)=↓ | (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓ I’ ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville S VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære

Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP { ( OBJ)=↓ | (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓ | (↑ COMP OBJ)=↓ I’ ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville S VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære

Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP { ( OBJ)=↓ | (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓ I’ ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville S VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære

Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP { ( OBJ)=↓ | (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓ | (↑ COMP XCOMP OBJ)=↓ I’ ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville S VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære

Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP Topicalization What should we have instead of (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓, then? A disjunction? IP I’ ( TOPIC) { ( SUBJ) | ( XCOMP OBJ) NP V[fin] syntaks ville S { ( OBJ)=↓ | (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓ | (↑ COMP XCOMP OBJ)=↓ | (↑ XCOMP OBJ)=↓ |. . . } VP ( SUBJ) ( ADJUNCT) NP ADV deltagerne ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære

We are faced with an infinite number of alternative strings; OBJ XCOMP OBJ COMP We are faced with an infinite number of alternative strings; OBJ XCOMP OBJ COMP XCOMP OBJ XCOMP OBJ. . .

We are faced with an infinite number of alternative strings; OBJ XCOMP OBJ COMP We are faced with an infinite number of alternative strings; OBJ XCOMP OBJ COMP XCOMP OBJ XCOMP OBJ. . . SUBJ XCOMP SUBJ COMP XCOMP SUBJ XCOMP SUBJ. . .

We are faced with an infinite number of alternative strings; OBJ XCOMP OBJ COMP We are faced with an infinite number of alternative strings; OBJ XCOMP OBJ COMP XCOMP OBJ XCOMP OBJ. . . SUBJ XCOMP SUBJ COMP XCOMP SUBJ XCOMP SUBJ. . . In other words, we are faced with a language

This language is very simple: it consists of all strings that begin with any This language is very simple: it consists of all strings that begin with any number og COMPs and XCOMPs (including zero) in any order, and ends with either SUBJ or OBJ. .

This language is very simple: it consists of all strings that begin with any This language is very simple: it consists of all strings that begin with any number og COMPs and XCOMPs (including zero) in any order, and ends with either SUBJ or OBJ. It can be captured by a Regular Expression: { COMP | XCOMP }* {SUBJ | OBJ }.

This language is very simple: it consists of all strings that begin with any This language is very simple: it consists of all strings that begin with any number og COMPs and XCOMPs (including zero) in any order, and ends with either SUBJ or OBJ. It can be captured by a Regular Expression: { COMP | XCOMP }* {SUBJ | OBJ } This means that it is a Finite State Language, which can be parsed very efficiently.

This language is very simple: it consists of all strings that begin with any This language is very simple: it consists of all strings that begin with any number og COMPs and XCOMPs (including zero) in any order, and ends with either SUBJ or OBJ. It can be captured by a Regular Expression: { COMP | XCOMP }* {SUBJ | OBJ } This means that it is a Finite State Language, which can be parsed very efficiently. Allowing regular expressions in constraint equations, enables them to specify sets of attribute paths rather than single paths: (↑{ COMP | XCOMP }* {SUBJ | OBJ }) =↓

This language is very simple: it consists of all strings that begin with any This language is very simple: it consists of all strings that begin with any number og COMPs and XCOMPs (including zero) in any order, and ends with either SUBJ or OBJ. It can be captured by a Regular Expression: { COMP | XCOMP }* {SUBJ | OBJ } This means that it is a Finite State Language, which can be parsed very efficiently. Allowing regular expressions in constraint equations, enables them to specify sets of attribute paths rather than single paths: (↑{ COMP | XCOMP }* {SUBJ | OBJ }) =↓ This constraint equation is satisfied if there is at least one path in the set which maks it true.

Topicalization We can define syntactic variables: COMPFN = {COMP | XCOMP} TERMFN = {SUBJ Topicalization We can define syntactic variables: COMPFN = {COMP | XCOMP} TERMFN = {SUBJ | OBJ |. . . } IP I’ S VP ( ADJUNCT) ADV ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære ( OBJ) NP N syntaks V[fin] ville NP deltagerne

Topicalization We can define syntactic variables: COMPFN = {COMP | XCOMP} TERMFN = {SUBJ Topicalization We can define syntactic variables: COMPFN = {COMP | XCOMP} TERMFN = {SUBJ | OBJ |. . . } IP I’ S VP ( ADJUNCT) ADV ikke ( XCOMP) VP V lære ( OBJ) NP N syntaks V[fin] ville NP deltagerne

Topicalization We can define syntactic variables: COMPFN = {COMP | XCOMP} TERMFN = {SUBJ Topicalization We can define syntactic variables: COMPFN = {COMP | XCOMP} TERMFN = {SUBJ | OBJ |. . . } IP This simplifies the equations I’ ( TOP) ( COMPFN* TERMFN) NP deltagerne V[fin] ville S VP ( ADJUNCT) ADV ikke ( XCOMP) VP ( OBJ) NP N syntaks V lære COMPFN = {COMP | XCOMP} TERMFN = {SUBJ | OBJ |. . . }

F-structures and Dependency Structures F-structures and Dependency Structures

From the PROIEL Project: A sentence from the Gothic Bible (Mark 1. 8): From the PROIEL Project: A sentence from the Gothic Bible (Mark 1. 8):

From the PROIEL Project: A sentence from the Gothic Bible (Mark 1. 8): Norwegian From the PROIEL Project: A sentence from the Gothic Bible (Mark 1. 8): Norwegian translation: For jeg døper dere i vann, men han døper dere i hellig ånd.

‘PREDs only’ version: ‘PREDs only’ version:

The f-structure as a directed graph RM O F DR O ED O PR The f-structure as a directed graph RM O F DR O ED O PR C SC DI UBJ S OBJ 'for' 'døpe' PRED AD PRED JU D OR CO SUBJ OB J 'jeg' NC T PRED 'dere' 'i' ED PR OBJ PRED 'vann' 'døpe' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F PRED 'men' 'i' PR ED OBJ PRED ADJ U 'ånd' NCT PRED 'hellig'

Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), and remove the PRED arcs: RM O F DR O ED O PR C SC DI UBJ S OBJ 'for' 'døpe' PRED AD PRED JU D OR CO SUBJ OB J 'jeg' NC T PRED 'dere' 'i' ED PR OBJ PRED 'vann' 'døpe' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F PRED 'men' 'i' PR ED OBJ PRED ADJ U 'ånd' NCT PRED 'hellig'

Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), and remove the PRED arcs: RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' PRED AD PRED JU D OR CO SUBJ OB J PRED 'jeg' NC T 'dere' D E PR OBJ 'i' PRED 'vann' 'døpe' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F PRED 'men' 'i' PR ED OBJ PRED ADJ U 'ånd' NCT PRED 'hellig'

Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), and remove the PRED arcs: RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD JU PRED D OR CO SUBJ OB J PRED NC T 'dere' D E PR OBJ 'i' PRED 'vann' 'døpe' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F PRED 'men' 'i' PR ED OBJ PRED ADJ U 'ånd' NCT PRED 'hellig'

Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), and remove the PRED arcs: RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD 'dere' JU NC T D OR CO SUBJ OB J PRED D E PR OBJ 'i' PRED 'vann' 'døpe' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F PRED 'men' 'i' PR ED OBJ PRED ADJ U 'ånd' NCT PRED 'hellig'

Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), and remove the PRED arcs: RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD 'dere' JU NC T 'i' D OR CO SUBJ OB J PRED OBJ PRED 'vann' 'døpe' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F PRED 'men' 'i' PR ED OBJ PRED ADJ U 'ånd' NCT PRED 'hellig'

Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), and remove the PRED arcs: RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD 'dere' JU NC T 'i' D OR CO SUBJ OB J PRED OBJ 'vann' 'døpe' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F PRED 'men' 'i' PR ED OBJ PRED ADJ U 'ånd' NCT PRED 'hellig'

Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), and remove the PRED arcs: RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD 'dere' JU NC T 'i' 'døpe' D OR CO SUBJ OB J PRED OBJ 'vann' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F PRED 'men' 'i' PR ED OBJ PRED ADJ U 'ånd' NCT PRED 'hellig'

Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), and remove the PRED arcs: RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD 'dere' JU NC T 'i' 'døpe' D OR CO SUBJ OBJ 'vann' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F PRED 'men' 'i' PR ED OBJ PRED ADJ U 'ånd' NCT PRED 'hellig'

Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), and remove the PRED arcs: RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD 'dere' JU NC T 'i' 'døpe' D OR CO SUBJ OBJ 'vann' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F 'men' 'i' PR ED OBJ PRED ADJ U 'ånd' NCT PRED 'hellig'

Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), and remove the PRED arcs: RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD 'dere' JU NC T 'i' 'døpe' D OR CO SUBJ OBJ 'vann' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F 'men' OBJ 'i' PRED ADJ U 'ånd' NCT PRED 'hellig'

Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), and remove the PRED arcs: RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD 'dere' JU NC T 'i' 'døpe' D OR CO SUBJ OBJ 'vann' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F 'men' OBJ 'i' 'ånd' ADJ UNC T PRED 'hellig'

Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), Label the root of each subgraph with the value of its PRED (if any), and remove the PRED arcs: RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD 'dere' JU NC T 'i' 'døpe' D OR CO SUBJ OBJ 'vann' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F 'men' OBJ 'i' 'ånd' ADJ UNC T 'hellig'

Label still unlabeled roots with the value of COORD-FORM (if any): RM O F Label still unlabeled roots with the value of COORD-FORM (if any): RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD 'dere' JU NC T 'i' 'døpe' D OR CO SUBJ OBJ 'vann' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD RM O -F 'men' OBJ 'i' 'ånd' ADJ UNC T 'hellig'

Label still unlabeled roots with the value of COORD-FORM (if any): RM O F Label still unlabeled roots with the value of COORD-FORM (if any): RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD 'dere' JU NC T 'i' 'men' 'døpe' SUBJ OBJ 'vann' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD OBJ 'i' 'ånd' ADJ UNC T 'hellig'

Turn it 90 degrees. . . RM O F DR O O CC S Turn it 90 degrees. . . RM O F DR O O CC S DI UBJ S 'døpe' OBJ 'for' 'jeg' AD 'dere' JU NC T 'i' 'men' 'døpe' SUBJ OBJ 'vann' 'han' 'dere' CT UN J AD OBJ 'i' 'ånd' ADJ UNC T 'hellig'

Turn it 90 degrees. . . Turn it 90 degrees. . .

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