Basic English Grammar with Exercises

Index

missing subject 100, 190, 225, 227,
238, 269, 283, 322–25, 331
PRO 325, 331–36, 340
subject position 77–80, 112, 113,
116, 121–31, 143, 169, 170, 174,
177, 183, 184, 189, 190, 197,
204, 213, 214, 219, 220, 234,
256, 257, 273, 316–32, 340
subject movement 171, 234, 255, 257,
287, 321, 330
subject-auxiliary inversion 112 , 271
substitution 68, 83 – 87 , 129 , 276
Surface-structure 124–127, 159, 179,
214, 223, 234, 239, 240, 322
Surfice-structure 111 – 14
Swahili 4
syntax 8, 168, 261

T.
tense 7, 8, 10, 19–22, 33, 37, 41, 43,
50, 52, 75, 121, 165, 167, 180, 181,
187, 216–20, 233, 235, 238, 240,
242, 244, 246 – 54 , 255, 258, 260,
265, 277, 278, 287, 288, 311, 326,
327, 336, 340
thematic category 11 – 40 , 43, 161
thematic hierarchy 196, 197
thematic role see theta role
there-construction see existential
there-construction
Theta Criterion 120 , 128, 323
theta role 16 , 17, 19, 23, 30, 78, 82,
104, 106, 116–20, 123, 126, 128,
165, 168, 171, 174, 177–79, 183,
185, 187–90, 192, 194, 196, 197,
200, 210, 219, 237, 239, 248, 255,
256, 258, 313–17, 323–29
agent 16, 17, 22, 23, 29, 30, 55, 65,
78, 116, 169, 171, 173, 174, 177,
178, 180–82, 185 – 94 , 196, 197,
200, 201, 217, 222, 226, 227,
239, 256, 316, 339
experiencer 16, 29, 30, 63, 78, 79,
110, 186, 187, 192 – 94 , 196, 197,
222, 313, 316, 317

patient 16, 23, 29, 65, 78, 116, 117,

186, 187, 189

theme 16, 30, 78, 82, 97, 104, 110,

118, 141, 165, 168–78, 182–87,

190, 193–206, 210, 219, 221,

222, 226, 227, 269

Theta Theory 115 – 20 , 124, 165

theta-grid 16 , 18, 19, 23, 25, 40, 43,

46, 53

theta-marking 258

three-place predicate 16 , 17, 23

to-infinitive 238, 251

topic 44, 87 , 90, 112, 114, 209, 297 ,

298, 299, 300, 302, 305

topicalisation 87, 89, 112 , 213 , 297 –

99 , 301, 304, 305

trace 120 – 24 , 148, 284, 292, 325, 330

Travis, Lisa 243

tree diagram 71 , 72, 74, 92, 315

two-place predicate 16 , 17, 23, 116

U.

underspecification 15 , 51 – 56

Uniform Theta-role Assignment

Hypothesis (UTAH) 117 , 118, 120,

165, 171, 174, 177, 178, 188, 192,

194, 197, 199, 202, 211, 213

unpronounced see phonologically

empty

Urdu 196, 218

V.

[±V] 12–15, 19, 25, 30, 33, 36, 38–40,

47–49, 52, 54, 55, 101, 237, 268,

301, 321

verb 11, 19 – 25 , 168 – 214

aspectual auxiliary verb 40, 52,

214 – 20 , 234, 243, 246, 248, 277

complex transitive verb 25

ditransitive verb 24

dummy auxiliary 215 – 18 , 219, 240,

242, 244, 253, 278, 286, 287

ergative verb 175 – 86 , 188, 191

exceptional verb 270, 315 , 316, 318,

326, 328, 329, 332

finite verb form 42, 75, 76, 235, 253