The Syntax of Givenness Ivona Kucerová

The Syntax of Givenness Ivona Kucerová The Syntax of Givenness Ivona Kucerová

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c. VP DO VP V VP t DO VP IO VP t DO VP t V t DO d. vP DO vP v VP v V DO VP V VP IO VP t DO VP t V t DO 68

e. vP subject vP DO vP v VP v V DO VP V VP IO VP t DO VP t V t DO f. TP DO TP T-v-V vP Subject vP v VP v V DO VP t V VP IO VP t DO VP t V t DO So far so good. Let’s now look at a derivation of a clause where both the subject and the direct object are given, as in (6). The final word order is S-DO-V-IO. The first steps of the derivation are identical with (10-a)–(10-d). What happens after the subject is merged, 69

c. VP<br />

DO<br />

VP<br />

V<br />

VP<br />

t DO<br />

VP<br />

IO<br />

VP<br />

t DO<br />

VP<br />

t V<br />

t DO<br />

d. vP<br />

DO<br />

vP<br />

v<br />

VP<br />

v<br />

V<br />

DO<br />

VP<br />

V<br />

VP<br />

IO<br />

VP<br />

t DO<br />

VP<br />

t V<br />

t DO<br />

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