24.1032, Qs: Causative and Perception Verbs - Bare Infinitives

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LINGUIST List: Vol-24-1032. Wed Feb 27 2013. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 24.1032, Qs: Causative and Perception Verbs - Bare Infinitives

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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:35:14
From: Marija Lepeza [lepezasto at gmail.com]
Subject: Causative and Perception Verbs - Bare Infinitives

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Why do we assume that causative and perception verbs with bare infinitives do
not have clauses as complements, but verb phrases?

What is the evidence? What would be the status of the NP preceding the bare
infinitive?

E.g.

1) We made them clean the floor.
2) I saw her buy the flowers.
 

Linguistic Field(s): Syntax






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