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