Re-analyzing ‘say’ complementation: Implications for case theory and beyond

This paper argues based on data from Uyghur (Turkic) that clausal complementation structures involving a special form of the verb ‘say’ are actually adjunct clauses headed by the verb ‘say’ that merge at two heights: VP or TP. I demonstrate that properties unique to ‘say’ as a main verb extend to ‘s...

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Published inNatural language and linguistic theory Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 1125 - 1190
Main Author Major, Travis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.08.2024
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Clauses
Grammatical case
Linguistics
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Philosophy of Language
Predicate
Social Sciences
Theoretical linguistics
Turkic languages
Verbs
Agreement
Adjunction
Case assignment
Uyghur
Turkic languages
Sakha
Complementation
Say
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Summary:This paper argues based on data from Uyghur (Turkic) that clausal complementation structures involving a special form of the verb ‘say’ are actually adjunct clauses headed by the verb ‘say’ that merge at two heights: VP or TP. I demonstrate that properties unique to ‘say’ as a main verb extend to ‘say’ in these adjunct clauses. Accusative subjects are a primary focus, where it is shown that the re-analysis of clausal complementation has implications for Case Theory in Uyghur and beyond.
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ISSN:0167-806X
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DOI:10.1007/s11049-023-09594-1