The Category P Features, Projections, Interpretation

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ………………………………….…………………….. 1
1.1 Previous approaches to P …………………………………………………… 2
1.1.1 The lexical approach …………………………………………………… 2
1.1.2 Departures from the lexical view ………………………………………. 7
1.1.2.1 The non-uniform approach ……………………………………... 7
1.1.2.2 The functional approach ………………………………………... 9
1.2 The goal and outline of the study …………………………………………….. 13
Chapter 2: The Theory of P ……………………………………………………. 18
2.1 The classification of P ………………………………………………………... 19
2.1.1 The criteria ……………………………………………………………... 19
2.1.2 The functional properties of P ………………………………………….. 22
2.1.3 Head-complement relation …………………………………………….. 26
2.1.4 Additional evidence ……………………………………………………. 29
2.2 The role of P ………………………………………………………………….. 30
2.2.1 The subtypes …………………………………………………………… 31
2.2.2 Realization of the subtypes …………………………………………….. 34
2.3 Lexical information …………………………………………………………... 37
2.3.1 Categorial specification ………………………………………………… 37
2.3.2 Subcategorization ………………………………………………………. 39
Chapter 3: The Phenomenon of Obligatory PPs ……………………………… 41
3.1 Previous approaches ………………………………………………………….. 42
3.1.1 The verbal angle ………………………………………………………... 43
3.1.2 The prepositional angle ………………………………………………… 44
3.1.3 PP-verbs in Hebrew ……………………………………………………. 46
3.2 The proposal …………………………………………………………………. 49
3.2.1 Theta roles ……………………………………………………………… 49
3.2.1.1 Thematic decomposition ……………………………………….. 50
3.2.1.2 Semantic entailments …………………………………………... 51
3.2.1.3 The Theta System ……………………………………………… 51