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'''Exceptional Case Marking''' is non-canonical [[structural case]] assignment to an embedded subject by a certain class of verbs, such as ''believe'', which have the (exceptional) capacity to govern the embedded subject position of their infinitival complement. | |||
In Chomskyan syntax, the term refers to a biclausal construction in which the subject of the [[embedded clause]] receives the Case marking from the [[matrix clause]]. | |||
===Example=== | ===Example=== | ||
English ''Masha believes [Jorge to be innocent]''. Here the embedded-clause subject Jorge is analyzed as Case-marked by the matrix verb ''believes''. | English ''Masha believes [Jorge to be innocent]''. Here the embedded-clause subject Jorge is analyzed as Case-marked by the matrix verb ''believes''. | ||
The fact that the complement clause is transparent for government is exceptional, and has been accounted for in terms of [[CP-reduction]] (S-bar-deletion). As a result the complement does not constitute a [[barrier]] to [[government]]. | |||
===Synonyms=== | ===Synonyms=== | ||
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The term was introduced by Chomsky 1981. | The term was introduced by [[Noam Chomsky|Chomsky]] 1981. | ||
=== Link === | |||
[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Exceptional+Case+Marking&lemmacode=790 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |||
=== References === | |||
* Chomsky, N. 1986a. ''Knowledge of language: its nature, origin and use,'' Praeger, New York. | |||
*Chomsky, | * Chomsky, N. 1981. ''Lectures on Government and Binding,'' Foris, Dordrecht. | ||
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Exceptional Case Marking is non-canonical structural case assignment to an embedded subject by a certain class of verbs, such as believe, which have the (exceptional) capacity to govern the embedded subject position of their infinitival complement.
In Chomskyan syntax, the term refers to a biclausal construction in which the subject of the embedded clause receives the Case marking from the matrix clause.
Example
English Masha believes [Jorge to be innocent]. Here the embedded-clause subject Jorge is analyzed as Case-marked by the matrix verb believes.
The fact that the complement clause is transparent for government is exceptional, and has been accounted for in terms of CP-reduction (S-bar-deletion). As a result the complement does not constitute a barrier to government.
Synonyms
There are a number of terms for the same construction, but they tend to imply a different analysis:
Origin
The term was introduced by Chomsky 1981.
Link
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
References
- Chomsky, N. 1986a. Knowledge of language: its nature, origin and use, Praeger, New York.
- Chomsky, N. 1981. Lectures on Government and Binding, Foris, Dordrecht.