An Integrated Theory of Complement Control
Authors:
- Ivan A. SagISIvan A. Sag
- Carl PollardCPCarl Pollard
- 12 March 1991
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Language
- Vol. 67 (1) , 63-113
Abstract
This paper presents an integrated theory of the syntax and semantics of complement control that treats unexpressed subjects in verbal and nominal constructions uniformly, in terms of semantic control constraints that are shown to apply across discourse as well. Our account includes an explanation of the long-standing problem of be allowed to … exceptions to Visser's Generalization (that subject-control verbs do not passivize). Moreover, semantic control constraints are shown to interact with a principle governing the binding of overt and covert anaphors in such a way as to deduce the correct predictions of both Visser's Generalization and Manzini's Generalization (that VP complements are controlled by an argument of the governing verb).Keywords
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