Chapter 11
On how the distinction between reciprocal and collective verbs
affects (anti-)control
The phenomenon of Partial Control (henceforth
PC), allegedly generating a non-exhaustive referential relation
between a matrix argument and a silent subject, has enjoyed the
status of a fully-fledged type of control since Landau (2000). The present
paper aims to question its existence. Drawing upon the data from
both English and Polish, I show how important it is for the theory
of PC to properly distinguish between collective predicates and
reciprocal verbs. I argue that both types of verbs invariably
exhibit Exhaustive Control and the ostensible ‘PC-effect’ stems from
the fact that the reciprocal verbs may co-occur with non-lexical
‘with NP’ phrase (discontinuous phrase). The data
concerning Polish anti-control constructions supports the proposed
analysis.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Collective predicates as opposed to inherently reciprocal
verbs
- 3.The ‘PC-might-be-a-ghost’ approach
- 4.The ‘more-than-one’ meaning of PRO in Polish anti-control
constructions
- 5.Conclusion
-
Acknowledgements
-
Notes
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