Intermediate
Syntax Intermediate
Syntax
Week 5: Mood - interrogatives, Voice
- passive
Mood
operator
realis [-Irreal]
irrealis [+Irreal]
interrogative
[+Q] [-Weak] in root Ss.
Lowers
Q [+Weak] -> [+Strong] when combined with [T]
[+Q] is [+Strong] when combined with T.
[+Strong] raises in syntax.
Raises back to original position of [+Q]
Theory claims empty categories cannot remain empty in order to be interpreted, or
Theory claims that an empty category must be c-commanded y its antecedent
Raising may occur in the syntax
Or in the silent interpretive component.
In embedded Ss, [+Q] -> if or whether [-Weak].
Voice
operator
[±Pass] (passive)
[+Pass]
[+Weak]
Lowers
V is host
