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| Title: | Thematically Driven Movement in Japanese: A Study of Psych Verb Constructions |
| Authors: | Motomura, Mitsue |
| Advisors: | Hornstein, Norbert |
| Department/Program: | Linguistics |
| Type: | Dissertation |
| Keywords: | Language, Linguistics (0290)
syntax, Japanese, psych verbs, theta-role, movement, minimalist |
| Issue Date: | 30-Apr-2004 |
| Abstract: | The general aim of this thesis is to provide support for the claim that movement can be driven by theta-features, advanced by Bokovič (1994), Hornstein (1999, 2001), Manzini and Russo (2000), and O'Neil (1997) among others, through a study of Japanese Psych Verb constructions that exhibit interesting peculiarities.
In some psych verb constructions, theta-roles are projected in an order that diverges from the canonical order found in other dyadic constructions. The theme role of Object Experiencer (OE) verbs is realized in the subject position of the sentence, while the experiencer role is linked to the object position. On the other hand, Subject Experiencer (SE) verbs map the theme role to the object position while the experiencer role is realized in the subject position. Given that in general experiencers are mapped to the subject/external argument position, OE verb constructions raise some critical issues for the Principles and Parameters theory (Chomsky, 1981), in particu... |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/1428 |
| Appears in Collections: | Linguistics Theses and Dissertations
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