A Two-Tiered Theory of Control

Idan Landau (Associate Professor, Ben Gurion University)

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MIT Press
01 May 2015

Semantics; Lexicography

Series: Linguistic Inquiry Monographs

A theory of control, equally grounded in syntax and semantics, that argues that obligatory control is achieved either through predication or through logophoric anchoring.

This book revives and reinterprets a persistent intuition running through much of the classical work- that the unitary appearance of Obligatory Control into complements conceals an underlying duality of structure and mechanism. Idan Landau argues that control complements divide into two types- In attitude contexts, control is established by logophoric anchoring, while non-attitude contexts it boils down to predication. The distinction is also syntactically represented- Logophoric complements are constructed as a second tier above predicative complements.

The theory derives the obligatory de se reading of PRO as a special kind of de re attitude without ascribing any inherent feature to PRO. At the same time, it provides a principled explanation, based on feature transmission, for the agreement properties of PRO, which are stipulated on competing semantic accounts. Finally, it derives a striking universal asymmetry- the fact that agreement on the embedded verb blocks control in attitude contexts but not in non-attitude contexts.

This book is unique in being firmly grounded in both the formal semantic and the syntactic studies of control, offering an integrated view that will appeal to scholars in both areas. By bringing to bear current sophisticated grammatical analyses, it offers new insights into the classical problems of control theory.

By: Idan Landau (Associate Professor Ben Gurion University)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 71
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9780262527361
ISBN 10: 0262527367
Series: Linguistic Inquiry Monographs
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 May 2015
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Idan Landau is Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics at Ben-Gurion University. He is the author of Elements of Control- Structure and Meaning in Infinitival Constructions, The Locative Syntax of Experiencers (MIT Press), and Control in Generative Grammar- A Research Companion.

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