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Quiz: She seems to expect him to be promoted .

Quiz: She seems to expect him to be promoted. Split projections 1 Nov 19, 2012 – Day 33. Introduction to Syntax ANTH 3590/7590 Harry Howard Tulane University. Course management. http://www.tulane.edu/~howard/ANTH3590/. SPLIT PROJECTIONS. Radford §8.1-. SPLIT CP: FORCE, TOPIC, FOCUS.

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Quiz: She seems to expect him to be promoted .

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  1. Quiz: She seems to expect him to be promoted. ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

  2. Split projections 1Nov 19, 2012 – Day 33 Introduction to Syntax ANTH 3590/7590 Harry Howard Tulane University

  3. Course management • http://www.tulane.edu/~howard/ANTH3590/ ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

  4. SPLIT PROJECTIONS ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane Radford §8.1-

  5. SPLIT CP: FORCE, TOPIC, FOCUS ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane §8.2

  6. Inductive introduction • The initial sentence • We will never again tolerate atrocities like those. • Focus: • Never again will we tolerate atrocities like those. (~1) • I am absolutely convinced that never again will we tolerate atrocities like those. (~3) • *I am absolutely convinced never again that will we tolerate atrocities like those. • Topicalization: • Atrocities like those, we will never again tolerate. • I am absolutely convinced that atrocities like those, we will never again tolerate. • *I am absolutely convinced atrocities like those that we will never again tolerate. • Both • Atrocities like those, never again will we tolerate. • *Never again, atrocities like those, will we tolerate. • I am absolutely convinced that, atrocities like those, never again will we tolerate. (~7) • *I am absolutely convinced that never again, atrocities like those, will we tolerate. • *I am absolutely convinced, atrocities like those, never again that will we tolerate. ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

  7. Split CP in an embedded clause (8) I am absolutely convinced that, atrocities like those, never again will we tolerate. … ForceP TopP Force that DP ø atrocities like those Top’ Top ø FocP AdvP never again Foc' ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane Foc will TP tolerate we will ø atrocities like those never again

  8. Relative clauses 9a) A university is the kind of place in which, that kind of behavior, we cannot tolerate. 9b) Syntax is the kind of subject which only very rarely will students enjoy. ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

  9. Split CP within a relative clause (10a, b)topicalization … A university is the kind of place in which, that kind of behavior, we cannot tolerate. ForceP PP in which Force’ Force ø TopP DP that kind of behavior Top' ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane Top ø TP tolerate we will that kind of behavior in which

  10. Split CP within complement clauses Lee wonders whether/why Robin would volunteer under any circumstances at all. 11a) Lee wonders whether under any circumstances at all would Robin volunteer. 11b) Lee wonders why under any circumstances at all would Robin volunteer. ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane

  11. Split CP within a complement clauseFocus Lee wonders why under any circumstances at all would Robin volunteer … ForceP PP why Force' ANTH3590/7590, Harry Howard, Tulane Force ø FocP PP under no/any circumstances Foc' Foc would TP volunteer would under no/any circumstances why Robin

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