Multiple anchor PP complement: Tnx0VPnx1

Description:

This tree family is selected by multiple anchor verb/preposition pairs which together have a non-compositional interpretation. For example, think of has the non-compositional interpretation involving the inception of a notion or mental entity in addition to the interpretation in which the agent is thinking about someone or something. To allow adverbs to appear between the verb and the preposition, the trees contain an extra VP level. 206 verb/preposition pairs select this tree family.

Examples:

think of, believe in, depend on
Calvin thought of a new idea .
Hobbes believes in sleeping all day .
Bill depends on drinking coffee for stimulation .

Declarative tree:

See Figure 6.12.

{Declarative PP Complement Tree: $\alpha$nx0VPnx1

 

Other available trees:

wh-moved subject, wh-moved object, subject relative clause with and without comp, adjunct (gap-less) relative clause with comp/with PP pied-piping, object relative clause with and without comp, imperative, determiner gerund, NP gerund, passive with by phrase, passive without by phrase, passive with wh-moved subject and by phrase, passive with wh-moved subject and no by phrase, passive with wh-moved object out of the by phrase, passive with wh-moved by phrase, passive with relative clause on subject and by phrase with and without comp, passive with relative clause on subject and no by phrase with and without comp, passive with relative clause on object on the by phrase with and without comp/with PP pied-piping, passive with/without by-phrase with adjunct (gap-less) relative clause with comp/with PP pied-piping, gerund passive with by phrase, gerund passive without by phrase. In addition, two other trees that allow transitive verbs to function as adjectives (e.g. the thought of idea) are also in the family.