Adjunct Islands in English by Andreas Kehl

Author:Andreas Kehl
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2023-06-19T11:31:52.963000+00:00

4.5.1.2 Hypotheses

For this experiment, I investigate the following hypotheses, which are derived from the Aktionsart generalization in (6) proposed in Truswell (2007). Note that Truswell (2007) does not discuss relativization; I assume that the same predictions as for wh-extraction hold here because both structures instantiate A′-extraction from an adjunct constituent.

(11) Hypotheses for Experiment 1

H1a. adjunct telicity has a significant effect in declaratives: conditions with atelic adjuncts are significantly more acceptable than conditions with telic adjuncts; see Truswell (2007: 1373).

H1b. No significant effect of matrix telicity in declaratives: conditions with telic and atelic matrix predicates are equally acceptable; see Truswell (2007: 1373).

H1c. Under wh-extraction and relativization, both matrix telicity and adjunct telicity show significant effects: the condition with a telic matrix and atelic adjunct predicate is significantly more acceptable than the other three conditions; see Truswell (2007: 1369).

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