The Category P Features, Projections, Interpretation

Acknowledgements
It has been a long, difficult, but most importantly, exciting and challenging
journey. Despite occasional despair, temporary hair loss, constant longing for (fiction)
books and films, I enjoyed every moment of it. Not only because I am completely and
totally in love with linguistics, that too (thank you, Noam Chomsky), but mainly
because I had the most wonderful companions.
Appropriately expressing my gratitude towards Julia Horvath and Tal Siloni, my
supervisors, is virtually impossible. They were always there for me, linguistically and
otherwise.
Julia Horvath’s profound apprehension of the linguistic theory was the basis of
our many fruitful, inspiring and challenging discussions, while her immeasurable
patience, generosity and understanding of the human nature saved me more then once
from indulging in self-pity.
Tal Siloni’s endless scientific enthusiasm and exquisite scientific taste, clarity of
mind and depth of thought were like a lighthouse in a storm; with her unique kindness
and compassion for human weaknesses, she saved my sanity.
To have these two great women and linguists as my guides in the thick forest of
prepositions has been sheer pleasure and enormous privilege.
I am greatly indebted to Martin Everaert, Idan Landau, and Tanya Reinhart.
I thank Martin Everaert for providing me with the stimulating and supporting
environment of the OTS-Utrecht Institute of Linguistics at the (almost) final stage of
my journey, and for his willingness to plunge into my ocean (more than once) and
come up with the most valuable comments, delicious food for thought, and topics for
further research – all these in the most attentive, gentle and humorous way (as if he
did not have other significant and time consuming things on his mind and desk at the
same time).
I am very grateful to Idan Landau, a dear friend and brilliant colleague, who was
always willing to listen, read and comment insightfully and constructively, from the
very beginning till the end.
Tanya Reinhart’s work and personality are a constant source of inspiration to
me. I thank her for reminding me that thinking is one’s primary duty and privilege, for