Apr 9, 2017 · A complementizer is a type of word category that turn the clause into the subject or object of a sentence. Complementizers include subordinate conjunctions, relative pronouns, …

May 3, 2020 · As the title says, in ‘prefer for John to stay’, is ‘for’ a complementizer and the following is a CP, or a preposition?

Jul 12, 2017 · Since non-terminal nodes never appear in the data, you can put whatever words you like in them. In this case, arranging things the suggested way makes this difference …

I guess what (1) is a complementizer that moved forth from for 's complement. And it’s the pronoun referring to what happened the night my parents died (2), or short form of this.

Mar 18, 2024 · In (54), complementizer (C) for is shown to take two complements (COMPS): an NP (them) and a CP (to go to the UK). In generative grammar, is it possible for a …

Oct 22, 2019 · What are the semantic functions of a complementizer phrase (CP) Ask Question Asked 6 years, 1 month ago Modified 6 years ago

Apr 30, 2019 · Actually, the complementizer is usually called "for-to" (not just "for") to keep it apart from the preposition "for". I do not see a case for "on" or "of" as complementizers. Rather, …

Sep 3, 2023 · You are right about x-bar! Trees in ordinary descriptive grammar are much easier to draw and to understand. Incidentally the term 'split infinitive' is misleading, since English …

Dec 6, 2015 · I adopted Bayer's (1996) approach of treating the focus adverb as a minor functional head. You could treat it as an adjunct, probably adjoining to the PP "in the past". To …

‘There is no consensus regarding the application of the word “complementizer” to makers of subordinate status that are inflectional (the genitive marker, -ing, and possibly to)’ says …