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	Next, we come to the exciting topic of complement (= subordinate) clauses. Here are two examples:		Next, we come to the exciting topic of complement (= subordinate) clauses. Here are two examples:

	(1) Fred ~~thinks~~ that Lilly disappeared<br>		(1) Fred thought that Lilly disappeared<br>
	(2) Fred ~~enquires~~ whether Lilly disappeared		(2) Fred enquired whether Lilly disappeared

	There is nothing really special about these structures. As with prepositional phrases, we need		There is nothing really special about these structures. As with prepositional phrases, we need

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	2. Implement the analysis for sentences (1)-(2) as described above.<br>		2. Implement the analysis for sentences (1)-(2) as described above.<br>
	3. Parse. Your output should look exactly like the output decribed in the document Exercise-9-expected-output.pdf on Olat.		3. Parse. Your output should look exactly like the output decribed in the document Exercise-9-expected-output.pdf on Olat.



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	1. Open Grammar 9<br>		1. Open Grammar 9<br>
	2. Implement the analysis for sentences (1)-(2) as described above.		2. Implement the analysis for sentences (1)-(2) as described above.<br>
	3. Parse.		3. Parse. Your output should look exactly like the output decribed in the document Exercise-9-expected-output.pdf on Olat.

	Your output should look exactly like the output decribed in the document Exercise-9-expected-output.pdf on Olat.

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	<span style="color: blue>Exercise 9 </span>		<span style="color: blue>Exercise 9 </span>

	Implement ~~this~~ analysis ~~so that the grammar produces~~ the output in the document Exercise-9-expected-output.pdf on Olat.		1. Open Grammar 9<br>
			2. Implement the analysis for sentences (1)-(2) as described above.
			3. Parse.

			Your output should look exactly like the output decribed in the document Exercise-9-expected-output.pdf on Olat.

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	# CPs take two daughers: a C and an IP. The two daughters are co-heads of the CP.		# CPs take two daughers: a C and an IP. The two daughters are co-heads of the CP.
	# You need to add a new VP rule which allows a VP to consist of a V and a CP. The CP bears the GF '''COMP'''.		# You need to add a new VP rule which allows a VP to consist of a V and a CP. The CP bears the GF '''COMP'''.
			# Complementizers have no PRED value.

	<span style="color: blue>Exercise 9 </span>		<span style="color: blue>Exercise 9 </span>

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	== Complement Clauses ==		== Complement Clauses ==

	~~<span style~~=~~"color: blue>Exercise 9 </span>~~		Next, we come to the exciting topic of complement (= subordinate) clauses. Here are two examples:

	* Add the words in the following sentences:

	(1) Fred thinks that Lilly disappeared<br>		(1) Fred thinks that Lilly disappeared<br>
	(2) Fred enquires whether Lilly disappeared		(2) Fred enquires whether Lilly disappeared

	~~Implement~~ the following:		There is nothing really special about these structures. As with prepositional phrases, we need

			# lexical items for the new verbs
			# lexical items for the two complementizers ''that'' and ''whether''
			# two new phrase structure rules.

			We make the following assumptions:

	# ''that'' and ''whether'' belong to the part of speech C (= complementizer).		# ''that'' and ''whether'' belong to the part of speech C (= complementizer).
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	# You need to add a new VP rule which allows a VP to consist of a V and a CP. The CP bears the GF '''COMP'''.		# You need to add a new VP rule which allows a VP to consist of a V and a CP. The CP bears the GF '''COMP'''.

	* Make any further changes that ~~are necessary to obtain~~ the ~~f-structure (10) on p. 101 for (1), with one exception: your~~ grammar ~~will not contain~~ the ~~information [CLTYPE DECL]~~ in the ~~main f~~-~~structure! For sentence (2), you should obtain an f~~-~~structure which is identical to that of sentence (1), with the exception that the CLTYPE of the COMP in (2) should be INTER~~.		<span style="color: blue>Exercise 9 </span>

			Implement this analysis so that the grammar produces the output in the document Exercise-9-expected-output.pdf on Olat.

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== Complement Clauses ==

Exercise 9 

* Add the words in the following sentences:

(1) Fred thinks that Lilly disappeared 
(2) Fred enquires whether Lilly disappeared

Implement the following:

# ''that'' and ''whether'' belong to the part of speech C (= complementizer).
# Complementizers head CPs.
# CPs take two daughers: a C and an IP. The two daughters are co-heads of the CP.
# You need to add a new VP rule which allows a VP to consist of a V and a CP. The CP bears the GF '''COMP'''.

* Make any further changes that are necessary to obtain the f-structure (10) on p. 101 for (1), with one exception: your grammar will not contain the information [CLTYPE DECL] in the main f-structure! For sentence (2), you should obtain an f-structure which is identical to that of sentence (1), with the exception that the CLTYPE of the COMP in (2) should be INTER.

Check what your grammar predicts for the following examples:

(3) Fred thinks whether Lilly disappeared 
(4) Fred enquires that Lilly disappeared

If your grammar licenses these examples, then add information to it that makes it impossible to derive a well formed f-structure for them.

Hint: think about the function of each of the complementizers!

== Subject Clauses ==

''That''- and ''whether''-clauses can also act as subjects:

1. That Lilly disappeared sucks 
2. Whether Lilly disappeared is unknown

Of course, the complementizers are still bound to their clause types:

3. Whether Lilly disappeared sucks 

Exercise 8.2

Go to [https://xlfg.labri.fr/ https://xlfg.labri.fr/].

* Add the sentences above to your test items.
* Change the grammar so that it makes the correct predictions for all test items.

Your grammar should yield the following Argument Structure for sentence (1): 

[[File:Sucks.JPG|500px]]

Your grammar should yield the following Argument Structure for sentence (2): 

[[File:Unknown.JPG|500px]]

Notes:

a. treat ''is'' as a verb which combines with a COMP and an OBJ. 
b. treat ''unknown'' as an adjective.


 
 


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