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== Long Distance Dependencies ==
== Long Distance Dependencies ==


So far, we have only looked at sentences with Subject-Verb-Complement(s) order. However, under certain circumstances English also permits sentences where some constituent that normally appears after the subject appears before it. Here are some examples, with the name of the construction:
Here is the handout from this week's class:
 
[[File:Long-distance-dependencies.pdf|thumb]]
 
Link to the [http://141.2.159.95:7002/wt/ online grammar] with long distance dependencies:
 
Link to the [http://141.2.159.95:7001/wt/ original grammar]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


'''Polar interrogative clauses'''


Did Lilly dance?<br>
Has Lilly been dancing?


'''Topicalization clauses'''


Lilly Fido likes.<br>
Lilly i think that Fido was speaking to.


'''Subject Wh-interrogative clauses'''


Who likes Fido.<br>
Who thinks that Fido was speaking to Lilly.


'''Non-subject Wh-interrogative main clauses'''


Who does Fido like?<br>
Who do you think that Fido was speaking to?


'''Non-subject Wh-interrogative subordinate clauses'''


I asked who Fido likes?<br>
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I asked who you think that Fido was speaking to?
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'''Polar interrogative subordinate clauses'''


I asked whether Fido likes Lilly<br>
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I asked whether you think that Fido was speaking to Lilly.

Latest revision as of 20:14, 13 June 2017

Long Distance Dependencies

Here is the handout from this week's class:

File:Long-distance-dependencies.pdf

Link to the online grammar with long distance dependencies:

Link to the original grammar












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