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'''Subject Restriction''' is a constraint proposed in Selkirk (1982) which says that the subject argument of a lexical item may not be satisfied in compound structure. This constraint is meant to account for the observation that the subject (or external argument) of a verb cannot function as the non-head in a [[synthetic compound]]. | '''Subject Restriction''' is a constraint proposed in Selkirk (1982) which says that the subject argument of a lexical item may not be satisfied in compound structure. This constraint is meant to account for the observation that the subject (or external argument) of a verb cannot function as the non-head in a [[synthetic compound]]. | ||
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| + | Next to the sentence ''the girl swims'' we do not find the synthetic compound *''girl-swimming''. | ||
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| − | + | *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Subject+Restriction&lemmacode=290 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |
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| − | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Subject+Restriction&lemmacode=290 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
* Roeper, T. and D. Siegel 1978. ''A Lexical Transformation for Verbal Compounds,'' Linguistic Inquiry 9, pp. 199-260 | * Roeper, T. and D. Siegel 1978. ''A Lexical Transformation for Verbal Compounds,'' Linguistic Inquiry 9, pp. 199-260 | ||
* Selkirk, E. O. 1982a. ''The Syntax of Words, MIT Press,'' Cambridge, Mass. | * Selkirk, E. O. 1982a. ''The Syntax of Words, MIT Press,'' Cambridge, Mass. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:08, 16 August 2014
Definition
Subject Restriction is a constraint proposed in Selkirk (1982) which says that the subject argument of a lexical item may not be satisfied in compound structure. This constraint is meant to account for the observation that the subject (or external argument) of a verb cannot function as the non-head in a synthetic compound.
Example
Next to the sentence the girl swims we do not find the synthetic compound *girl-swimming.
Links
References
- Roeper, T. and D. Siegel 1978. A Lexical Transformation for Verbal Compounds, Linguistic Inquiry 9, pp. 199-260
- Selkirk, E. O. 1982a. The Syntax of Words, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
- Spencer, A. 1991. Morphological Theory, Blackwell, Oxford.
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