Week 7 Flashcards
in which 2 groups are complements of verbs split?
objects and predicative complements
how many objects do intransitive verbs have?
no object, and cannot contain phrases that are usually objects elsewhere
what can intransitive VPs contain?
modifiers
what do transitive verbs contain?
one object, the direct object. This can also be implied contextually
what do di-transitive verbs contain?
two objects, the direct (dO) and indirect (iO) object
what is dative alternation?
the switch between the di-transitive VP patterns
which verbs can use dative alternation?
germanic verbs
which verbs cannot use dative alternation?
Latinate verbs
what are objects always? and what is the exception?
Objects are NPs, with the exception of the indirect object PP in prepositional dative configurations, and PP-complements of prepositional verbs
what can sometimes be implied?
Objects of verbs can sometimes be implied
what do predicative complements express?
a property of a subject or object, or what the subject or object equals to
what are verbs that take subject complements
complex intransitive verbs
what are verbs that take object complements
complex transitive verbs
what can all predicative complements be?
NP, AP, PP
how do we distinguish between NP direct object and NP subject complement?
passivization test: a transitive verb can be passivized, but a complex intransitive verb can never be
Yasmin seems an idiot –> *the idiot was seemed by Yasmin
