Difference between revisions of "S-selection"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Wohlgemuth (talk | contribs) m (utrecht) |
(Edited the format, removed the block {{cats}}) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | ==Definitin== | ||
'''S-selection''' is the conditions which a [[head]] imposes on its immediate context through its [[argument structure]], i.e. the [[theta-role]]s it assigns. This is called s(emantic)-selection. | '''S-selection''' is the conditions which a [[head]] imposes on its immediate context through its [[argument structure]], i.e. the [[theta-role]]s it assigns. This is called s(emantic)-selection. | ||
| − | + | == Example == | |
| + | The fact that the verb ''to persuade'' selects a subject denoting an actor (or [[agent]]), and two complements, one denoting the person who is the action's target and one denoting a proposition (cf. ''he persuaded me to go''), is considered a matter of s-selection. S-selection is distinguished from c(ategorial)-selection, the conditions imposed in terms of categorical features (e.g. N,V). It is a point of debate whether and to what extent c-selection can be derived from s-selection (e.g. by rules of canonical structural realization). Next to s- and c-selection, some assume m(orphological)-selection, which applies word-internally. | ||
| − | + | == Links == | |
| − | + | *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=S-selection&lemmacode=251 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=S-selection&lemmacode=251 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| + | == References == | ||
* Chomsky, N. 1986a. ''Knowledge of language: its nature, origin and use,'' Praeger, New York. | * Chomsky, N. 1986a. ''Knowledge of language: its nature, origin and use,'' Praeger, New York. | ||
* Chomsky, N. and H. Lasnik 1993. ''The theory of principles and parameters,'' in: J. Jacobs A. von Stechow, W. Sternefeld, and T. Vennemann (eds.) Syntax: an international handbook of contemporary research, De Gruyter, Berlin. Reprinted in: Chomsky (1995), The minimalist program, ch.1, pp.13-127, MIT Press, Cambridge MA. | * Chomsky, N. and H. Lasnik 1993. ''The theory of principles and parameters,'' in: J. Jacobs A. von Stechow, W. Sternefeld, and T. Vennemann (eds.) Syntax: an international handbook of contemporary research, De Gruyter, Berlin. Reprinted in: Chomsky (1995), The minimalist program, ch.1, pp.13-127, MIT Press, Cambridge MA. | ||
| Line 19: | Line 17: | ||
[[Category:Syntax]] | [[Category:Syntax]] | ||
| − | {{stub | + | {{stub}} |
Latest revision as of 15:15, 5 October 2014
Definitin
S-selection is the conditions which a head imposes on its immediate context through its argument structure, i.e. the theta-roles it assigns. This is called s(emantic)-selection.
Example
The fact that the verb to persuade selects a subject denoting an actor (or agent), and two complements, one denoting the person who is the action's target and one denoting a proposition (cf. he persuaded me to go), is considered a matter of s-selection. S-selection is distinguished from c(ategorial)-selection, the conditions imposed in terms of categorical features (e.g. N,V). It is a point of debate whether and to what extent c-selection can be derived from s-selection (e.g. by rules of canonical structural realization). Next to s- and c-selection, some assume m(orphological)-selection, which applies word-internally.
Links
References
- Chomsky, N. 1986a. Knowledge of language: its nature, origin and use, Praeger, New York.
- Chomsky, N. and H. Lasnik 1993. The theory of principles and parameters, in: J. Jacobs A. von Stechow, W. Sternefeld, and T. Vennemann (eds.) Syntax: an international handbook of contemporary research, De Gruyter, Berlin. Reprinted in: Chomsky (1995), The minimalist program, ch.1, pp.13-127, MIT Press, Cambridge MA.
- Ouhalla, J. 1990. Functional categories and parametric variation, diss. UCL.
- Pesetsky, D. 1982. Paths and categories, diss. MIT.
| STUB |
