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* Go to <span class="newwin">[https://xlfg.labri.fr/ https://xlfg.labri.fr/]</span>.
* Go to <span class="newwin">[https://xlfg.labri.fr/ https://xlfg.labri.fr/]</span>.
* Create a new project and copy your previous grammar into your new project.  
* Create a new project and copy your previous grammar into your new project.  
* Make sure that under 'Output Parameters' '''Extended Coherence test on Feature-Structures''' is marked '''Yes'''.
* Make sure that under 'Output Parameters' '''Extended Coherence test on Feature-Structures''' is set to'''Yes'''.
* On the basis of pages 102-108 in the textbook, make all the additions to the grammar that are necessary to yield the following outputs for sentence (1):
* On the basis of pages 102-108 in the textbook, make all the additions to the grammar that are necessary to yield the following outputs for sentence (1):



Revision as of 10:31, 1 February 2022

Functional Control

In this unit, we will extend the grammar to license sentences with verbs like 'try' and 'seems' which have interesting properties.

try (Control verb)

Exercise 9.1 (based on section pages 102-103 and 108-110 of the textbook)

  • Go to https://xlfg.labri.fr/.
  • Create a new project and copy your previous grammar into your new project.
  • Make sure that under 'Output Parameters' Extended Coherence test on Feature-Structures is set toYes.
  • On the basis of pages 102-108 in the textbook, make all the additions to the grammar that are necessary to yield the following outputs for sentence (1):

(1) Ingrid tried to buy olives.

Ingrid-tried-to-buy-olives-cs.JPG     Ingrid-tried-to-buy-olives-fs.JPG

Implement the following grammatical assumptions:

  • 'to' (the infinitive marker): assume that it is marked [IM:+].
  • 'buy': [VFORM:INF]

Extended Coherence Condition [non-final version] (p. 138)

  • All governable functions present in an f-structure must occur in the value of a local PRED feature.
  • All functions that have a PRED value must have a theta role.

Make sure that your grammar makes the correct predictions for the sentences below:

(2) Ingrid buys olives
(3) *Ingrid tried buys olives

seem(Raising verb)

(4) Ingrid seemed to buy olives.


(2) Ingrid seemed to buy olives

Ingrid-seemed-to-buy-olives-csJPG.JPG     Ingrid-seemd-to-buy-olives-fs.JPG Ingrid-seemed-to-buy-olives-as.JPG