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The Oblique Complement | |||
Test for identifying oblique complements in English | |||
An oblique complement is a PP or an AdvP which behaves like a complement, i.e. it is | |||
semantically implied | |||
syntactically necessary | |||
cannot be used with a pro-VP form such as do so: | |||
''John put a book on the shelf and Mary did so (*into the drawer), too. | |||
but: it does not fit the definition of any of the other grammatical functions. | |||
typical examples: | |||
a particular preposition is required by the verb: wait for, substitute with, rely on, talk to ... about ..., ... | |||
the verb requires a directional phrase, independent of how this is lexicalized: put s.th. [somewhere]obl.compl | |||
Categories and structural position | |||
Oblique complements are always PPs. | |||
It is a sister of V and NP and dominated by a VP. | |||
Example: | |||
_S_ | |||
/ \ | |||
/ AuxP | |||
/ / \ | |||
subj / VP | |||
/ / / \ | |||
/ / / obl.comp | |||
/ / / | | |||
NP Aux V _PP__ | |||
/__\ | | /_____\ | |||
Pat will wait for Kim. | |||
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Revision as of 09:41, 4 May 2017
The Oblique Complement Test for identifying oblique complements in English An oblique complement is a PP or an AdvP which behaves like a complement, i.e. it is semantically implied syntactically necessary cannot be used with a pro-VP form such as do so: John put a book on the shelf and Mary did so (*into the drawer), too. but: it does not fit the definition of any of the other grammatical functions. typical examples: a particular preposition is required by the verb: wait for, substitute with, rely on, talk to ... about ..., ... the verb requires a directional phrase, independent of how this is lexicalized: put s.th. [somewhere]obl.compl Categories and structural position Oblique complements are always PPs. It is a sister of V and NP and dominated by a VP. Example:
_S_
/ \
/ AuxP
/ / \
subj / VP
/ / / \
/ / / obl.comp
/ / / |
NP Aux V _PP__
/__\ | | /_____\
Pat will wait for Kim.