Abstract
In English, the causation verbs 'make' and 'let' allow their following VP to be omitted; e.g. "I made/let Chris play the drums before I made/let Sam (play the drums)". We show that ‘causative VP-omission’ involves Null Complement Anaphora rather than predicate ellipsis, restricts the thematic role of the causee to being an agent, and is impossible with causative-'have' (though is possible with experiencer-'have' for some speakers).
Original language | English |
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Pages | 135-144 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 2 Dec 2022 |
Event | North East Linguistics Society 52 - Rutgers University Department of Linguistics, New Brunswick, United States Duration: 29 Oct 2021 → 31 Oct 2021 https://sites.rutgers.edu/nels-52/ |
Conference
Conference | North East Linguistics Society 52 |
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Abbreviated title | NELS 52 |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | New Brunswick |
Period | 29/10/21 → 31/10/21 |
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