The Role of Copulas in Theta-Role Assignment
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A copula can select different types of predicates (e.g., NP, AdjP, or PP)as its complement. It is commonly assumed in the framework of generative grammar that these nonverbal predicates assign a theta-role to their subject whereas the copula plays no role in the process of theta-role assignment because it is semantically empty. This paper presents various pieces of evidence showing that adjectival phrases need to pair up with a copula for theta-marking the subject in a compositional way. Then it also discusses what it takes to create a proper mechanism of theta-role assignment based on the locality condition in order to account for the compositional thematic properties observed in the copular clauses.
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A copula can select different types of predicates (e.g., NP, AdjP, or PP)as its complement. It is commonly assumed in the framework of generative grammar that these nonverbal predicates assign a theta-role to their subject whereas the copula plays no role in the process of theta-role assignment because it is semantically empty. This paper presents various pieces of evidence showing that adjectival phrases need to pair up with a copula for theta-marking the subject in a compositional way. Then it also discusses what it takes to create a proper mechanism of theta-role assignment based on the locality condition in order to account for the compositional thematic properties observed in the copular clauses.
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