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==Definitin==
 
'''S-selection''' is the conditions which a [[head]] imposes on its immediate context through its [[argument structure]], i.e. the [[theta-role]]s it assigns. This is called s(emantic)-selection.
 
'''S-selection''' is the conditions which a [[head]] imposes on its immediate context through its [[argument structure]], i.e. the [[theta-role]]s it assigns. This is called s(emantic)-selection.
  
=== Example ===
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== Example ==
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The fact that the verb ''to persuade'' selects a subject denoting an actor (or [[agent]]), and two complements, one denoting the person who is the action's target and one denoting a proposition (cf. ''he persuaded me to go''), is considered a matter of s-selection. S-selection is distinguished from c(ategorial)-selection, the conditions imposed in terms of categorical features (e.g. N,V). It is a point of debate whether and to what extent c-selection can be derived from s-selection (e.g. by rules of canonical structural realization). Next to s- and c-selection, some assume m(orphological)-selection, which applies word-internally.
  
the fact that the verb ''to persuade'' selects a subject denoting an actor (or [[agent]]), and two complements, one denoting the person who is the action's target and one denoting a proposition (cf. ''he persuaded me to go''), is considered a matter of s-selection. S-selection is distinguished from c(ategorial)-selection, the conditions imposed in terms of categorical features (e.g. N,V). It is a point of debate whether and to what extent c-selection can be derived from s-selection (e.g. by rules of canonical structural realization). Next to s- and c-selection, some assume m(orphological)-selection, which applies word-internally.
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=S-selection&lemmacode=251 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=S-selection&lemmacode=251 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
 
 
=== References ===
 
  
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== References ==
 
* Chomsky, N. 1986a. ''Knowledge of language: its nature, origin and use,'' Praeger, New York.
 
* Chomsky, N. 1986a. ''Knowledge of language: its nature, origin and use,'' Praeger, New York.
 
* Chomsky, N. and H. Lasnik 1993. ''The theory of principles and parameters,'' in: J. Jacobs A. von Stechow, W. Sternefeld, and T. Vennemann (eds.) Syntax: an international handbook of contemporary research, De Gruyter, Berlin. Reprinted in: Chomsky (1995), The minimalist program, ch.1, pp.13-127, MIT Press, Cambridge MA.
 
* Chomsky, N. and H. Lasnik 1993. ''The theory of principles and parameters,'' in: J. Jacobs A. von Stechow, W. Sternefeld, and T. Vennemann (eds.) Syntax: an international handbook of contemporary research, De Gruyter, Berlin. Reprinted in: Chomsky (1995), The minimalist program, ch.1, pp.13-127, MIT Press, Cambridge MA.
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Latest revision as of 15:15, 5 October 2014

Definitin

S-selection is the conditions which a head imposes on its immediate context through its argument structure, i.e. the theta-roles it assigns. This is called s(emantic)-selection.

Example

The fact that the verb to persuade selects a subject denoting an actor (or agent), and two complements, one denoting the person who is the action's target and one denoting a proposition (cf. he persuaded me to go), is considered a matter of s-selection. S-selection is distinguished from c(ategorial)-selection, the conditions imposed in terms of categorical features (e.g. N,V). It is a point of debate whether and to what extent c-selection can be derived from s-selection (e.g. by rules of canonical structural realization). Next to s- and c-selection, some assume m(orphological)-selection, which applies word-internally.

Links

References

  • Chomsky, N. 1986a. Knowledge of language: its nature, origin and use, Praeger, New York.
  • Chomsky, N. and H. Lasnik 1993. The theory of principles and parameters, in: J. Jacobs A. von Stechow, W. Sternefeld, and T. Vennemann (eds.) Syntax: an international handbook of contemporary research, De Gruyter, Berlin. Reprinted in: Chomsky (1995), The minimalist program, ch.1, pp.13-127, MIT Press, Cambridge MA.
  • Ouhalla, J. 1990. Functional categories and parametric variation, diss. UCL.
  • Pesetsky, D. 1982. Paths and categories, diss. MIT.
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