Non-verbal argument structure : evidence from Tagalog
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2005.
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| author | Sabbagh, Joseph |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/337122019-04-10T18:42:59Z Non-verbal argument structure : evidence from Tagalog Sabbagh, Joseph David Pesetsky. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy. Linguistics and Philosophy. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Linguistics and Philosophy, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 211-220). This dissertation examines the syntax and argument structure of non-verbal predicates (focusing primarily on adjectives) in Tagalog. Drawing on evidence from a variety of construction types (including Comparative, Existential, and Ellipsis constructions among others), I argue against the claim that adjectives differ from verbs in their ability to project an internal theme argument (Pesetsky 1982; Borer 1984, 1991; Levin and Rappaport 1986; Baker 2003; among others). More generally, I argue that evidence about the argument structure of non-verbal predicates offers a more general argument against strong decompositional views of argument in which both external and internal arguments are 'severed' from the predicate. by Joseph A. Sabbagh. Ph.D. 2006-07-31T15:26:27Z 2006-07-31T15:26:27Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33712 64704126 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 220 leaves 10798043 bytes 10807323 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Linguistics and Philosophy. Sabbagh, Joseph Non-verbal argument structure : evidence from Tagalog |
| title | Non-verbal argument structure : evidence from Tagalog |
| title_full | Non-verbal argument structure : evidence from Tagalog |
| title_fullStr | Non-verbal argument structure : evidence from Tagalog |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-verbal argument structure : evidence from Tagalog |
| title_short | Non-verbal argument structure : evidence from Tagalog |
| title_sort | non verbal argument structure evidence from tagalog |
| topic | Linguistics and Philosophy. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33712 |
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