The Analysis on Split Control and Partial Control under Free Merge

• 영문명: The Analysis on Split Control and Partial Control under Free Merge
• 발행기관: 한국영어학학회
• 저자명: Yuya Sakumoto
• 간행물 정보: 『영어학연구』제29권 3호, 21~51쪽, 전체 31쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.08.31

영문 초록

The aim of this article is to present a unified explanation of the problematic properties of control construction (split control and partial control) within the framework of the Movement Theory of Control (Hornstein 1999) and Free Merge in Chomsky (2013, 2015). After discussing the peculiar properties of the two control phenomena, I argue that their properties can be straightforwardly accounted for from the hypothesis of Free Merge. Specifically, this paper claims that two different syntactic derivations are involved in split control and partial control, respectively: in the case of the former, two DPs form a set, and in the latter, a DP and a null operator undergo Merge, forming a set. This paper shows that the unique properties of the two control phenomena can be given a natural explanation in our analysis.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Movement Theory of Control

3. Split Control and Partial Control

4. Proposal: Deriving Split Control and Partial Control from Free Merge

5. Conclusion

References

키워드

split control partial control movement theory of control free merge topicalization complex DP