Ditransitive Light Verbs with PP Shift: Tnx0lVN1Pnx2

Description:

The verb/noun pairs that select this tree family are pairs in which the interpretation is non-compositional and the noun contributes argument structure to the predicate (e.g. Dania made Srini a cake. vs. Dania made Srini a loan). The verb and the noun occur together in the syntactic database, and both anchor the trees. The verbs in these light verb constructions are give and make. The noun following the light verb is (usually) a bare infinitive form (e.g. make a promise to Anoop). However, we include deverbal nominals (e.g. make a payment to Anoop) as well. Constructions with nouns that do not contribute an argument structure are excluded. In addition to semantic considerations of light verbs, they differ syntactically from the Ditransitive with PP Shift verbs (see section 6.6) as well in that the noun in the light verb construction does not extract. Also, passivization is severely restricted. Special determiner requirments and restrictions are handled in the same manner as for the Tnx0lVN1 family. There are 18 verb/noun pairs that select this family.

Examples:

give look, give wave, make promise
Dania gave Carl a murderous look .
Amanda gave us a little wave as she left .
Dania made Doug a promise .

Declarative tree:

See Figure 6.17.

(a)	(b)

{Declarative Light Verbs with PP Tree: $\alpha$nx0lVN1Pnx2~(a), $\alpha$nx0lVnx2N1~(b)

 

Other available trees:

Non-shifted: wh-moved subject, wh-moved indirect object, subject relative clause with and without comp, adjunct (gap-less) relative clause with comp/with PP pied-piping, indirect object relative clause with and without comp/with PP pied-piping, imperative, NP gerund, passive with by phrase, passive with by-phrase with adjunct (gap-less) relative clause with comp/with PP pied-piping, gerund passive with by phrase, gerund passive without by phrase
Shifted: wh-moved subject, wh-moved object of PP, wh-moved PP, subject relative clause with and without comp, object of PP relative clause with and without comp/with PP pied-piping, imperative, determiner gerund, NP gerund, passive with by phrase with adjunct (gap-less) relative clause with comp/with PP pied-piping, gerund passive with by phrase, gerund passive without by phrase.