Exercises on the Argument Realization Principle

Assume the following two constraints on the valence of words of part of speech v:

1. [SUBJ <synsem>]
2. [SPR <>]

Fill in the empty boxes in accordance with the Argument Realization Principle.

[HEAD      v ]

[SUBJ     < >]

[SPR       < >]

[COMPS < >]

[ARG-ST <NP,PP>]

Fill in the empty boxes in accordance with the Argument Realization Principle.

[HEAD      v ]

[SUBJ     < >]

[SPR       < >]

[COMPS < >]

[ARG-ST <NP>]

Fill in the empty boxes in accordance with the Argument Realization Principle.

[HEAD      v ]

[SUBJ     < >]

[SPR       < >]

[COMPS < >]

[ARG-ST <NP,NP>]

Fill in the empty boxes in accordance with the Argument Realization Principle.

[HEAD      v ]

[SUBJ     < NP >]

[SPR       < >]

[COMPS < AP >]

[ARG-ST < >]

Exercises on the ARG-ST and the valence lists of common nouns

Assume the following two constraints on the valence of common nouns (words like cat, dog, student, table:

1. [SUBJ <>]
2. [SPR <synsem>]

Assume that all the following exercises involve common nouns!

Fill in the empty boxes in accordance with the Argument Realization Principle.

[HEAD      n ]

[SUBJ     < {- _8} >]

[SPR       < >]

[COMPS < >]

[ARG-ST <D>]

Fill in the empty boxes in accordance with the Argument Realization Principle.

[HEAD      n ]

[SUBJ     < >]

[SPR       < >]

[COMPS < >]

[ARG-ST <D,PP>]

Fill in the empty boxes in accordance with the Argument Realization Principle.

[HEAD      n ]

[SUBJ     < >]

[SPR       < >]

[COMPS < >]

[ARG-ST < >]

Fill in the empty boxes in accordance with the Argument Realization Principle.

[HEAD      n ]

[SUBJ     < - >]

[SPR       < D >]

[COMPS < VP >]

[ARG-ST < >]

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