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PP Small Clause, with Prep anchors: Tnx0PPnx1
- Description:
- This family is selected by multi-word prepositions that
can occur in small clause constructions. In particular, this family is
selected by two-word prepositions, where both words are prepositions. Both
components of the multi-word preposition are anchors. For more information on
small clause constructions, see section 9.3. 9
multi-word prepositions select this tree family.
- Examples:
- on to, inside of
that detective is on to you .
The red box is inside of the blue box .
- Declarative tree:
- See Figure 6.35.
Figure:
Declarative PP Small Clause tree with two-word preposition, where both words are prepositions: nx0PPnx1
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- Other available trees:
- wh-moved subject, wh-moved object of PP, relative
clause on subject with and without comp, relative clause on object of PP with
and without comp/with PP pied-piping,
imperative, wh-moved object of PP, adjunct (gap-less) relative clause
with comp/with PP pied-piping.
XTAG Project
1998-09-14