1. Define
the Case Filter. It is possible to use the Case features ([±Case_Inh]
and [±Nom]) to represent the Case Filter. How can you do
this? (10)
2. What principle(s) or rules do the following sentences violate? Explain with the correct form of the sentence (a derivation is not required here): (20)
2a *Those houses had be be painted.
2b *The some books were reading by much students.
The intended sentences are:
2a' Those houses had been being painted.
2b' Some books were read by many students.
3. Determine the full logical (argument) structure for the following sentence, derive its surface structure (short of moving the argument to the subject position): (35)
3a Eight deer migrated.
4. Determine the logical structure of the following sentence and derive their surface structures (short of moving the argument to the subject position). You may use a short form by listing NPs without expanding them. Explain each step in the drawn structure (you may omit NP): (35)
4a Some insects have been eaten.
5. Name three strategies that syntax uses to arrive at a grammatical phonetic form of the sentence.