Chapter 6. The flat structure economy of semi-lexical heads

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Prologue to Discovering Syntax 1
4. Part I: Structures in lexical projections
5. Chapter 1. Types of syntactic categories and features 9
6. Chapter 2. The restricted complement space of lexical frames 27
7. Chapter 3. The autonomy of the (syntactic) lexicon and syntax: Insertion conditions for derivational and inflectional morphemes 71
8. Chapter 4. Secondary predication, stationary particles, and silent prepositions 99
9. Chapter 5. Projecting indirect objects 115
10. Part II: Minimal structures for functional categories
11. Chapter 6. The flat structure economy of semi-lexical heads 159
12. Chapter 7. How clitics license null phrases: A theory of the lexical interface 199
13. Chapter 8. English indirect passives 267
14. Part III: Landing sites of phrasal movements
15. Chapter 9. A theory of phrase structure based on Extended Projections 297
16. Chapter 10. The lower operator position with parasitic gaps 309
17. Chapter 11. Unspecified categories as the key to root constructions 331
18. Backmatter 381