The Category P Features, Projections, Interpretation

3.2.2 The theta-features (Reinhart 2000) ……………………………………. 52
3.2.3 The mapping generalizations and lexicon marking ……………………. 54
3.2.4 Why a PP? ……………………………………………………………… 55
3.3 The function and syntactic status of P ……………………………………….. 57
3.3.1 The P is P C ……………………………………………………………… 57
3.3.2 P C is a syntactic head …………………………………………………… 60
3.3.3 The P-morpheme and the PP-verb ……………………………………... 67
3.3.3.1 The licensing of the PP at LF …………………………………... 69
3.4 The [-m]/[-c] distinction ……………………………………………………… 70
3.4.1 The interpretation of theta-features …………………………………….. 70
3.4.2 Identification of [-m] and [-c] roles ……………………………………. 72
3.4.3 PP-verbs assigning a [-c] role ………………………………………….. 73
3.4.3.1 [-c] vs. [-c+m] ………………………………………………….. 74
3.4.3.2 [-c] vs. [-c-m] …………………………………………………... 78
3.4.4 PP-verbs assigning a [-m] role …………………………………………. 80
3.4.4.1 Basic motivation ……………………………………………….. 81
3.4.4.2 [-m] vs. [+c-m] …………………………………………………. 82
3.4.4.3 [-m] vs. [-c-m] ………………………………………………….. 84
3.5 PP-verbs cross-linguistically: the issue of divergence ……………………….. 88
3.5.1 Realization of verbal concepts …………………………………………. 88
3.5.2 Variation in the [-c] group ……………………………………………... 90
3.5.2.1 The [-c] cluster and Dative Case ……………………………….. 91
3.5.2.2 [-c] in English ………………………………………………….. 93
3.5.2.3 The obligatory occurrence of to ………………………………... 98
Appendix A: Residual issues …………………………………………………….. 100
Appendix B: Tables ……………………………………………………………… 106
Chapter 4: Locative, Directional and Dative Ps ………………………………. 112
4.1 The binding distinction ………………………………………………………. 114
4.2 The Dative P-morpheme in Hebrew …………………………………………. 118
4.2.1 The Dative le- is P C …………………………………………………….. 119
4.2.2 No PP in the Hebrew Dative construction ……………………………... 123
4.3 The Directional P …………………………………………………………….. 130