Documentation

Linglib.Phenomena.Constructions.Resultatives.Studies.Dendikken1995

Resultative — Small Clause Bridge #

@cite{dendikken-1995} @cite{goldberg-jackendoff-2004}

@cite{dendikken-1995}: resultative constructions instantiate SC predication with an adjectival or prepositional predicate:

"They hammered the metal flat" → V [SC DP AP]
"She kicked the ball into the field" → V [SC DP PP]

The result-state XP (AP or PP) is the SC predicate; the direct object DP is the SC subject to which the property/path is ascribed.

Resultative types as SC predicate categories #

@cite{goldberg-jackendoff-2004} five-way resultative typology maps onto SC predicate categories:

Resultative typeSC predExample
causativePropertyA"hammer the metal flat"
causativePathP"kick the ball into the field"
noncausativePropertyA"the river froze solid"
noncausativePathP"the ball rolled into the field"
fakeReflexiveA"She laughed herself silly"

Cross-references #

§1. Resultative types → SC predicate categories #

Property resultatives have AP predicates; path resultatives have PP predicates. Both are SC predication structures.

Map resultative type to SC predicate category. Property resultatives → A (adjective phrase as SC predicate). Path resultatives → P (prepositional phrase as SC predicate). Fake reflexive → A (reflexive is the SC subject, AP is predicate).

Equations
  • One or more equations did not get rendered due to their size.
Instances For

    Whether a resultative type involves a causative agent.

    Equations
    • One or more equations did not get rendered due to their size.
    Instances For

      §2. Verification: categorization covers all types #

      §3. SC construction from resultative data #

      Build a small clause from a resultative datum.

      Equations
      • One or more equations did not get rendered due to their size.
      Instances For

        The SC predicate category is determined by the resultative type.

        §4. Per-datum SC categorization #

        §5. Cross-construction bridge #

        Path resultatives share SC predicate category P with PVCs (particles). This follows from den Dikken's thesis: both involve a P head as the SC predicate. The difference is that in PVCs, the P is a particle (intransitive), while in path resultatives, the P heads a full PP (transitive).

        §6. IsSmallClause companion-predicate witness #

        datumToSC constructs the predicate via mkLeafPhon (resToSCPred …).toCat, so the well-formedness invariant predicate.headCat = predCat.toCat holds by rfl.

        The well-formedness invariant for datumToSC holds by construction. Discharged via the outerCat_leaf substrate simp on the mkLeafPhon-built predicate.

        Resultative SCs satisfy the IsSmallClause companion predicate over raw SyntacticObjects.