Difference between revisions of "Grammar Squib - The Complex Passive in Danish"
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| − | Template with expletive subject EXPL (aux) Vmatrix Vcomplement* ((NPindefinite) OR (PP)) | + | Template with |
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Matrix verb Verbal complement | Matrix verb Verbal complement | ||
Voice passive passive | Voice passive passive | ||
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| − | synthetic passive | + | Form Periphrastic passive Passive past participle |
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| + | citation form Suffix –t and use the aux. Suffix -t | ||
| + | blive ‘become’ (periphrastic) | ||
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| + | Suffix –s (synthetic) | ||
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Relation to the subject of the construction SUBJ is not a thematic argument SUBJ is a thematic argument | Relation to the subject of the construction SUBJ is not a thematic argument SUBJ is a thematic argument | ||
(↑SUBJ) = (↑XCOMP SUBJ) | (↑SUBJ) = (↑XCOMP SUBJ) | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 4 June 2010
Template: NP (aux) Vmatrix Vcomplement* (PP)
Template with expletive subject: EXPL (aux) Vmatrix Vcomplement* ((NPindefinite) OR (PP))
Matrix verb Verbal complement
Voice passive passive
Form Periphrastic passive Passive past participle
or
synthetic passive
Changes to the citation form Suffix –t and use the aux. Suffix -t
blive ‘become’ (periphrastic)
or
Suffix –s (synthetic)
Relation to the subject of the construction SUBJ is not a thematic argument SUBJ is a thematic argument (↑SUBJ) = (↑XCOMP SUBJ)
Relation to the object of the construction if expletive subject OBJ is not a thematic argument OBJ is a thematic argument (↑OBJ) = (↑XCOMP OBJ) Semantics Denotes an action Argument-structure:
Grammatical functions: [PROP]
‹XCOMP› SUBJ [UNDERGOER]
‹SUBJ›
If expletive subject Argument structure:
Grammatical functions:
[PROP]
‹XCOMP› SUBJ OBJ [UNDERGOER]
‹OBJ›
Syntactic selection Selecting verbal complement Lexical properties Control verb (subject or object control) Tendencies Rarely allows prefixed negation u- ‘un-’ Characteristics of the corresponding active verb form Selects infinitival complements without a prepositional marker. Does not take experiencer subject
Not an unaccusative verb