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| Title: | Psych verbs in English and Mandarin | Authors: | Cheung, CCH Larson, RK |
Issue Date: | Feb-2015 | Source: | Natural language and linguistic theory, Feb. 2015, v. 33, no. 1, p. 127-189 | Abstract: | Psych verb constructions show peculiar properties. They appear to project the same £c-relations into inverse configurations (John fears sharks/Sharks frighten John). Furthermore, Experiencer Object psych verb constructions admit backward binding in apparent violation of familiar c-command conditions (Pictures of himself anger John). We offer a solution to both puzzles drawing crucially on data from English and Mandarin. We argue that apparent £c-role inversion is an illusion, and that Experiencer Subject psych verb constructions like John fears sharks are not in fact simple transitive constructions but instead involve a concealed clause with a silent predicate (John fears [cpsharks PRED]). Regarding backward binding, we argue for an updated version of Belletti and Rizzi¡¦s (1988) analysis of Experiencer Object psych verbs in which the putative Theme is a Source that is underlyingly c-commanded by the Experiencer. | Keywords: | Applicatives Concealed complement clauses English Intensionality Mandarin Psych verbs |
Publisher: | Springer | Journal: | Natural Language and Linguistic Theory | ISSN: | 0167-806X (print) 1573-0859 (online) |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11049-014-9259-3 | Rights: | © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 The following publication Cheung, C. C. H., & Larson, R. K. (2015). Psych verbs in English and Mandarin. Natural Language & Linguistic Theory, 33(1), 127-189 is published by Springer and is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11049-014-9259-3. The final publication is available at link.springer.com |
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