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Ex 3.2 Oct. 1, 2012 – Day 14. Introduction to Syntax ANTH 3590/7590 Harry Howard Tulane University. Course management. http://www.tulane.edu/~howard/ANTH3590/ We need to spend our $150 from the Provost ’ s Undergraduate Activities Fund. EX. 3.2, p. 118. Put 1-10 on board.
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Ex 3.2Oct. 1, 2012 – Day 14 Introduction to Syntax ANTH 3590/7590 Harry Howard Tulane University
Course management • http://www.tulane.edu/~howard/ANTH3590/ • We need to spend our $150 from the Provost’s Undergraduate Activities Fund. ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane
EX. 3.2, p. 118 • Put 1-10 on board. • Answering the question requires understanding the type of clausal complement that each verb takes. • A review table is presented on the next page. ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane
SUMMARY OF COMPLEMENT CLAUSE TYPES ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane
EXAMPLES OF COMPLEMENT CLAUSE TYPES ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane
COORDINATION OF THE EMBEDDED CLAUSE WITHOUT AND WITH A COMPLEMENTIZER ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane
FOCUS OF THE EMBEDDED CLAUSE IN PSEUDO-CLEFT ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane
Review of the passive voice • Active voice • I kissed him. • The verb assigns accusative case to the direct object. • Passive voice • He was kissed (by me). • Hypothesis: The verb/past participle can no longer assign accusative case to the direct object, so it must move to subject position to get nominative, and the original subject disappears or appears with by. ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane
PASSIVIZATION OF THE EMBEDDED SUBJECT ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane
CONCLUSION ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane
Grammaticality of infinitival clauses, Ex 3.22, 1-5 1a. They were planning [to escape] 1b. *They were planning [him to escape] 2a. We consider [him to be unsuitable] 2b. *It is considered [him to be unsuitable] 3a. He would like [me to leave] 3b. He would like [to leave] 4a. She seems keen [for them to participate] 4b. *She seems keen [for to participate] 5a. I received a request [to resign] 5b. *I received a request [him to resign] ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane
Grammaticality of infinitival clauses, 6-10 6a. It was agreed [to review the policy] 6b. *It was agreed [us to review the policy] 7a. Congress decided [to ratify the treaty] 7b. Congress decided [for him to ratify the treaty] 8a. She expected [to win the nomination] 8b. She expected [him/*he to win the nomination] 9a. He should let [you have a break] 9b. *He should let [have a break] 10a. *He said [her to like oysters] 10b. *He said [to like oysters] ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane
NEXT TIME ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane Head movement §4.2 – 4.5