CAS LX 522 Syntax IThe Y modelWalking through a derivationWhat does every student want me to be reading?Slide 5Slide 6Slide 7Slide 8Slide 9Slide 10Slide 11Slide 12Slide 13Slide 14Slide 15Slide 16Slide 17Slide 18Slide 19Slide 20Slide 21Some others Opi that we might want PROsub to do tiWeek 11. Interim summary and Week 11. Interim summary and some things to do in class.some things to do in class.CAS LX 522CAS LX 522Syntax ISyntax IThe Y modelThe Y modelWe’ve covered most of the components—let’s walk We’ve covered most of the components—let’s walk slowly through a derivation to illustrate everything slowly through a derivation to illustrate everything we’ve got up to this point.we’ve got up to this point.What does every student want me to be reading?What does every student want me to be reading?DSSSLFPFX-bar theoryCovert movementPhonology/Morphology TheorySubcategorizationBinding theoryCase theory, EPPOvert movement,Expletive insertionWalking through a Walking through a derivationderivationWhat does every student want me to be What does every student want me to be reading?reading?Read:Read: AgentAgent, Theme, ThemeWant:Want: AgentAgent, Proposition, PropositionAgents go in SpecVP, objects (Theme and Agents go in SpecVP, objects (Theme and Proposition) are sister to their verb at DS.Proposition) are sister to their verb at DS.DSSSPF LFWhat does every What does every student want me to be student want me to be reading?reading?To start with, figure To start with, figure out the skeleton.out the skeleton.There are two There are two clauses, clauses, every student every student wants (something)wants (something) and and me to be reading me to be reading whatwhat..The top clause has a The top clause has a +Q, +WH C, since it +Q, +WH C, since it is a is a whwh-question.-question.DSSSPF LFVPVbeVVPVVTPTTVPVVTPTTCPCCreadingwantto[+Q][+WH][PRES]Note: I’mignoring theAspP for -ingWhat does every What does every student want me to be student want me to be reading?reading?Then start filling in Then start filling in the the -roles for the -roles for the verbs.verbs.Remember:Remember:Each verb needs to Each verb needs to assign its assign its -roles -roles within its own VP.within its own VP.Auxiliaries (Auxiliaries (bebe, , havehave) ) do not assign do not assign --roles.roles.DSSSPF LFVPVbeV DPVPVVTPTTVPVVTPTTCPCCreadingwantto[PRES][+Q][+WH]whatDPmeDPev.st.What does every What does every student want me to be student want me to be reading?reading?Are all the Are all the -roles -roles assigned?assigned?reading:reading:Agent:Agent: memeTheme:Theme: whatwhatwant:want:Experiencer: Experiencer: BillBillProposition:Proposition: TP TP It’s a good DS.It’s a good DS.DSSSPF LFVPVbeV DPVPVVTPTTVPVVTPTTCPCCreadingwantto[PRES][+Q][+WH]whatDPmeDPev.st.DSWhat does every What does every student want me to be student want me to be reading?reading?Now, we move things Now, we move things around in order to have around in order to have a satisfactory SS.a satisfactory SS.All DPs need Case.All DPs need Case.Every SpecTP needs to Every SpecTP needs to be filled.be filled.A [+Q, +WH] C needs A [+Q, +WH] C needs to have a [wh] element to have a [wh] element in its specifier.in its specifier.Matrix [+Q] C needs T Matrix [+Q] C needs T to move up to it.to move up to it.DSSSPF LFVPVbeV DPVPVVTPTTVPVVTPTTCPCCreadingwantto[PRES][+Q][+WH]whatDPmeDPev.st.What does every What does every student want me to be student want me to be reading?reading?Case:Case: So far, only one So far, only one DP has Case, DP has Case, whatwhat..Reading Reading is an active is an active transitive verb, it transitive verb, it assigns accusative assigns accusative Case to its sister.Case to its sister.Moving up the tree, Moving up the tree, meme needs Case, and needs Case, and SpecTP needs to be SpecTP needs to be filled. Both problems filled. Both problems can be solved by can be solved by moving moving meme to SpecTP. to SpecTP.DSSSPF LFVPVbeV DPVPVVTPTTVPVVTPTTCPCCreadingwantto[PRES][+Q][+WH]whatDPmeDPev.st.What does every What does every student want me to be student want me to be reading?reading?Case:Case: How does How does meme get Case?get Case?Nonfinite T (Nonfinite T (toto) does ) does not assign Case to its not assign Case to its specifier.specifier.However, However, meme is is governed bygoverned by wantwant. . WantWant assigns assigns accusative Case to accusative Case to meme..DSSSPF LFVPVbeV DPVPVVTPTTVPVVTPTTCPCCreadingwantto[PRES][+Q][+WH]whatDPimeDPtiev.st.What does every What does every student want me to be student want me to be reading?reading?Case:Case: Now, Now, every every studentstudent needs Case needs Case and the higher and the higher SpecTP needs to be SpecTP needs to be filled.filled.Both problems can Both problems can be solved by moving be solved by moving every student every student to to SpecTP.SpecTP.DSSSPF LFVPVbeV DPVPVVTPTTVPVVTPTTCPCCreadingwantto[PRES][+Q][+WH]whatDPimeDPtiev.st.What does every What does every student want me to be student want me to be reading?reading?Every studentEvery student gets gets nominative Case nominative Case from the finite T.from the finite T.What’s left?What’s left?Matrix [+Q] C needs Matrix [+Q] C needs to have T move to it.to have T move to it.A [+Q, +WH] C A [+Q, +WH] C needs a [wh] needs a [wh] element in its element in its specifier.specifier.DSSSPF LFVPVbeV DPVPVVTPTTVPVVTPTTCPCCreadingwantto[PRES][+Q,+WH]whatDPimeDPjtiev.st.tjWhat does every What does every student want me to be student want me to be reading?reading?T moves up to C.T moves up to C.What’s left?What’s left?A [+Q, +WH] C A [+Q, +WH] C needs a [wh] element needs a [wh] element in its specifier.in its specifier.The only [wh] The only [wh] element we have is element we have is whatwhat, which we’ll , which we’ll need to move into need to move into SpecCP.SpecCP.DSSSPF LFVPVbeV DPVPVVTPTTVPVVTPTCPCC+Tkreadingwantto-swhatDPimeDPjtiev.st.tjtkWhat does every What does every student want me to be student want me to be reading?reading?WhatWhat moves up to moves up to SpecCP.SpecCP.Now:Now:Every DP got Case Every DP got Case (along the way).(along
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