Extending X-bar Theory Flashcards
Determiner Phrase (DP)
D is not in the specifier of NP. D heads its own phrase.
Complementizer Phrase (CP)
C is the head of CP and is obligatory in all clauses, although sometimes phonologically null
Tense Phrase
T is the head of TP and is obligatory in all clauses, sometime it involves lowering of the affix to the V. The subject DP occupies the specifier position.
Free Genitive/ of-Genitive
Possessed of the possessor
Construct Genitive/ ‘s-Genitive
Possessor’s possessed
Subject
A DP which has the property indicated by the predicate phrase. What the sentence is about. In most sentences, this surfaces in the specifier of TP.
Predicate Phrase
A group of words that attributes a property to the subject. (In most sentences this is the VP, although not necessarily so.)
Clause
A subject and a predicate phrase. Always a CP in our system.
Root, Matrix, or Main Clause
A clause (CP) that isn’t dominated by anything.
Embedded Clause/ Subordinate Clause
A clause inside of another.
Specifier Clause
An embedded clause in a specifier position.
Adjunct Clause
An embedded clause in an adjunct position.
Complement Clause
An embedded clause in a complement position.
Tenseless or Non-finite Clause
A clause that isn’t tensed
Tensed or Finite Clause
A clause that is tensed.
