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Assignment 10 - Introduction to Transformational Grammar, Fall 2004 | LINGUIST 601, Assignments of Linguistics

Material Type: Assignment; Professor: Bhatt; Class: Intr-Trnsftl Grammar; Subject: Linguistics; University: University of Massachusetts - Amherst; Term: Fall 2004;

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Download Assignment 10 - Introduction to Transformational Grammar, Fall 2004 | LINGUIST 601 and more Assignments Linguistics in PDF only on Docsity! LINGUIST 601 November 29, 2004 Due on December 6, 2004 Assignment 10 1: The following data is from Italian and focusses on binding theory within the Noun Phrase. We begin with the examples in (1). (1) a. La lettera a Maria di Gianni Gianniā€™s letter to Maria b. Il libro di Gianni su Maria Gianniā€™s book about Maria In both (1a, b), Gianni could be the owner (possessor) of the letter or the agent of writing. These two structures can occur together as in (2). (2) La preziosa letter di Leonardo agli Sforza del Museo Pallavicini the valuable letter of Leonardo to the Sforza of the Pallavicini Museum (the museum is the possessor) Using the formal mechanism of binding theory, provide an analysis for the following Italian data. For simplicity, you should assume that in the following examples, if one NP precedes another, then it c-commands it. (3) a. La finta lettera di Giannii a se stessoi Gianniā€™s false letter to himself b. La suai finta lettera a se stessoi His false letter to himself (4) a. il libro di Moraviai su se stessoi Moraviaā€™s book about himself b. il suoi libro su se stessoi his book about himself (5) a. *la suai letter a luii his letter to him b. *il suoi libro su di luii his book about him (6) a. *la suai lettera di Maria a se stessoi his(possessor) letter of Maria to himself b. la suai lettera di Maria a luii his(possessor) letter of Maria to him (7) a. *il suoi libro di Moravia su se stessai her(possessor) book by Moravia about herself b. il suoi libro di Moravia su di leii her(possessor) book by Moravia about her (8) a. il suo raffronto di Maria con Gianni his comparison of Maria with Gianni b. il suoi raffronto di Maria con se stessoi his comparison of Maria with himself c. *il suoi raffronto di Maria con luii his comparison of Maria with him (9) Giannii mi mostroĢ€ la suai preziosa lettera di Leonardo agli Sforza Gianni showed me his valuable letter by Leonardo to the Sforzas. (10) a. Giannii eĢ€ il miglior giudice di suoi padre Gianni is the best judge of his father. b. Giannii eĢ€ il miglior giudice di se stessoi Gianni is the best judge of himself. c. *Giannii eĢ€ il suoi miglior giudice Gianni is his best judge. d. ?Giannii eĢ€ il proprioi miglior giudice Gianni is selfā€™s best judge. (11) a. Reputo Giannii il miglior giudice di suoi padre I consider Gianni the best judge of his father. b. Reputo Giannii il miglior giudice di se stessoi I consider Gianni the best judge of himself. c. *Reputo Giannii il suoi miglior giudice I consider Gianni his best judge. d. Reputo Giannii il proprioi miglior giudice I consider Gianni selfā€™s best judge. (12) a. Giannii sembra il miglior giudice di suoi padre Gianni seems the best judge of his father. b. Giannii sembra il miglior giudice di se stessoi Gianni seems the best judge of himself. c. *Giannii sembra il suoi miglior giudice Gianni seems his best judge. d. Giannii sembra il proprioi miglior giudice Gianni seems selfā€™s best judge. 2. The following data illustrate the behavior of the anaphors ton eafton tou and o idhios in Mod- ern Greek. (13) a. Eghoi I idha saw ton eafton moui myself ston in-the kathrefti mirror ā€˜I saw myself in the mirror.ā€™ 2
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