Table of contents
Introduction: The core thesis
VII
Chapter 1.Framework and background
1
1.1The framework of Generative Grammar in the Minimalism Program
1
1.2The formal realization of syntactic functions
4
1.3Movement and syntactic operators
6
1.4The structure of DP and nominal categories
7
1.4.1Relational and non-relational nouns
7
1.4.2Nouns denoting events
9
1.5Subordination and nominalisation
11
1.6Silent nominal categories: An inventory
15
1.7Nomimal predication: The Small Clause
17
Chapter 2.The Pseudo-relative Construction
19
2.1Formal, semantic and pragmatic properties: An overview
20
2.2Summary and preliminary considerations for the analysis
40
2.3The Pseudo-relative as a ‘complex object’
41
2.3.1Pseudo-relative as a Small Clause structure
42
2.3.2The structural and interpretive analysis
43
2.3.3Intonational properties and the syntax-prosody interface
45
2.4The Pseudo-relative construction in Scandinavian languages
48
Chapter 3.The causative construction
51
3.1Formal, semantic and pragmatic properties: An overview
51
3.2The causative construction between mono-clausality, and bi-clausality
61
3.2.1Recent proposals and relevant considerations
62
3.2.2Mono-clausality as incorporation
65
3.2.3A proposal for a unified analysis
72
3.2.4A ‘complex mono-clausality’ approach
74
Chapter 4.The structure and interpretation of causatives in Scandinavian languages: A case study
77
4.1The Scandinavian languages: An overview
77
4.2The experimental test: Diagnostics and methodology
79
4.3The constructions under examination
80
4.4Some preliminary considerations for the analysis
84
4.5The corpus analysis
85
4.5.1The coercion value of different causative verbs
85
4.5.2The scope of negation
86
4.5.3The scope of adverbs
93
Chapter 5.Complex mono-clausality in causative structures: The structural proposal and conclusive remarks
101
5.1The analysis of causatives: A new perspective
101
5.2The structural proposal
103
5.3Final remarks and conclusions
107
5.3.1Causatives and pseudo-relatives
107
5.3.2Causatives and negation
109
5.3.3Causatives and adverbs
112
List of abbreviations
117
References
119
Index
131
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