The Category P Features, Projections, Interpretation

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Based on (A.2), the object gap PP/NP is an adjunct to A’ (or AP) in the TC, but
to the DegP in the DegC. In the former it has to contain a gap, as this gap (i.e. the
internal theta-role of the embedded predicate) is the external argument of the complex
AP to be assigned to the subject. In contrast, in DegC the semantic role assigned to
the subject exists independently of the adjoined PP/NP. Therefore it does not have to
contain a gap, but it may.
Appendix B: The P-morpheme le- in ECM/Raising Small Clauses
In addition to the object gap constructions discussed in this chapter, the P-
morpheme le- (‘to’) is also used to introduce nominal and adjectival SC predicates
selected by a small variety of ECM/Raising verbs (B.1):
(B.1) dan i hafax/nexšav [ t i le-miflecet/yafe] 71
Dan turned/considered to-monster/beautiful
“Dan turned into /is considered a monster/ beautiful.”
That the complement of le- in these constructions is indeed predicative is shown
in (B.2), using the pronominal reference diagnostic (see 5.1):
(B.2) a. Dan hafax le-miflecet i . *hi i alva be-kulam.
Dan turned to-monster-fem. She offended in-everyone.
b. Dan i hafax le-miflecet. hu i alav be-kulam.
Dan turned to-monster-fem. He offended in-everyone.
“Dan turned into a monster. He offended everyone.”
71 nexšav (‘is considered’), the passive form of maxšiv (‘considered’), is clearly an ECM verb, as can be
seen from the examples in (i). The totally different interpretations indicate that the DP following the
verb in (ia) is not the argument of the verb (Rothstein 2001):
(i) a. dan maxšiv [oto le-šakran]
Dan considers him to-liar
“Dan considers him a liar.”
b. dan maxšiv oto
Dan considers him
“Dan highly considers him.”