Mapping out- argument structure

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ID4238137
AuthorsByron Ahn (0000-0002-5204-6161, Princeton University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume25
Issue4
Pages417-465
Publication date2022-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSyntax (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-0005 • E-ISSN: 1467-9612
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/synt.12241
OpenAlexW4297252425
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited36

This article explores a phenomenon of English in which out- combines with a predicate to form a complex predicate (e.g., outsing, outdo, outrun, outsmart, ...), here called "out-pred." A thorough investigation uncovers several new generalizations, which can be summarized as follows. (i) Out-pred formation is productive and syntactic, building upon the structure for the pred. (ii) Out- is the core of the out-pred clause's extended verbal projection. These findings are derived via an analysis in which out- merges with the pred before any argument(s) can merge. This analysis is then further supported by exploring domains in which out-pred is unavailable; though these are seemingly unrelated, they share deep derivational properties that are incompatible with the derivation of out-pred. The findings of this article have implications for the syntactic representation of argument structure more generally, supporting analyses where all arguments of a verb are syntactically severed from it

Argument (complex analysis · Epistemology · Linguistics · Merge (version control · Phenomenon · Predicate (mathematical logic · Syntactic structure · Syntax · Verb · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Mathematics · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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