Non-Specific Objects in the Pseudopassive
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This thesis introduces a special form of pseudopassive that differs from previously discussed forms in that it includes a direct object adjacent to the verb. It is shown that the direct object position in this construction is restricted to NPs that lack D(eterminer)-level projections. As a result, the direct object can only receive a non- specific interpretation, resists certain types of modification, extraction, and scope interactions. These constructions are newly termed pseudo- incorporated pseudopassives (PIPPs), foreshadowing the analysis that I come to posit. English PIPPs are compared with similar sentences involving non-specific objects identified across a variety of languages, and previous analyses of these constructions are discussed. A novel analysis for the English pseudo-incorporated pseudopassive is suggested which targets both the syntactic and semantic aspects of this curious utterance.
Book Details
ISBN-13: 9783838321103
EAN: 9783838321103
Publisher Date: 09 Jun 2010
Height: 225 mm
MediaMail: Y
PrintOnDemand: Y
Series Title: English
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-10: 3838321103
Publisher: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
No of Pages: 64
Returnable: N
Spine Width: 3.75 mm