The event argument and the light verb construction
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Major/Program
Linguistics
First Advisor's Name
Ellen Thompson
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee Chair
Second Advisor's Name
Feryal Yavas
Third Advisor's Name
Lynn Berk
Date of Defense
11-16-2001
Abstract
This thesis investigated the event argument, an abstract linguistic element proposed by Davidson (1967), and the light verb (VP-shell) construction, first proposed by Larson (1988).
Recent theories regarding the location of the event argument in syntax range from claims that it is not represented syntactically, to locating it in lexical projections, to proposals assigning two functional projections for the syntactic representation of events.
The purpose of this thesis was to analyze the relationship between the event argument and the light verb construction. The thesis is based on the Minimalist approach (Chomsky 1995). Different approaches to the event argument and the light verb construction were compared to determine their similarities and differences. A proposal was made regarding the relationship between the event argument and the light verb construction. This thesis claimed that the location of the event argument in syntactic structure is in the head of the light verb projection.
Identifier
FI15101332
Recommended Citation
Faehndrich, Burgel Rosa Maria, "The event argument and the light verb construction" (2001). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3159.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3159
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