A Complex Predicate Approach to the Caused-Motion Construction in English

• 발행기관: 현대문법학회
• 저자명: Kyungchul Chang
• 간행물 정보: 『현대문법연구』제104호, 77~92쪽, 전체 16쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2019.12.24

영문 초록

It is generally assumed within the tradition of Construction Grammar that the oblique grammatical function for the English caused-motion construction directly corresponds to a prepositional phrase (PP), such as in the jar in put the spoons in the jar. Opposed to the assumption, this paper argues that the oblique function actually narrowly corresponds to the noun phrase (NP) complement of the head preposition. On the other hand, the transitive preposition is an integral part of the predicate that it forms with a lexical verb, what we shall term a complex predicate. It is thus in phrasal syntax that the preposition, together with the oblique NP, forms or corresponds to the PP. This argument is supported by the class of phrasal verb constructions with so-called unpredicated particles, such as off in wipe off the table and wipe the table off (≠*The table is off). The paper also advances an alternative analysis of the construction with theoretical advantages.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Construction Grammar

3. The Syntactic Nature of the Oblique Function

4. A Proposed Analysis

5. Concluding Remarks

키워드

Construction Grammar caused-motion construction transitive preposition oblique grammatical function complex predicate unpredicated particle