Keywords - L322.3 F98

Intermediate Syntax

Week 3: Verbal Operators

• Operators and Lexical forms
  • Sense and Reference
  • Operators have reference
  • Lexical forms have sense and reference
• Verbal Operators
  • Tense
  • Aspect
  • Voice
  • Relevance
  • Mood
  • Interrogative
  • Negative
  • Modal
• Eventuality--four classes of lexical verbs, adjectives, and prepositions
  • State
  • Activity
  • Accomplishment
  • Achievement
• The operator Tense
  • the argument of tense (initial version)
  • two features of tense
  • host requirement -- V
  • all verbs mark as [+Host]
  • copied to governee
  • TENSE has blank features for agreement
    • number [±Pl]
    • person [±Perf]
    • first [±First]