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==Definition==
 
'''Subject Restriction''' is a constraint proposed in Selkirk (1982) which says that the subject argument of a lexical item may not be satisfied in compound structure. This constraint is meant to account for the observation that the subject (or external argument) of a verb cannot function as the non-head in a [[synthetic compound]].
 
'''Subject Restriction''' is a constraint proposed in Selkirk (1982) which says that the subject argument of a lexical item may not be satisfied in compound structure. This constraint is meant to account for the observation that the subject (or external argument) of a verb cannot function as the non-head in a [[synthetic compound]].
  
=== Example ===
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== Example ==
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Next to the sentence ''the girl swims'' we do not find the synthetic compound *''girl-swimming''.
  
next to the sentence ''the girl swims'' we do not find the synthetic compound *''girl-swimming''.
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== Links ==
 
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*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Subject+Restriction&lemmacode=290 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Subject+Restriction&lemmacode=290 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
 
 
=== References ===
 
  
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== References ==
 
* Roeper, T. and D. Siegel 1978. ''A Lexical Transformation for Verbal Compounds,'' Linguistic Inquiry 9, pp. 199-260
 
* Roeper, T. and D. Siegel 1978. ''A Lexical Transformation for Verbal Compounds,'' Linguistic Inquiry 9, pp. 199-260
 
* Selkirk, E. O. 1982a. ''The Syntax of Words, MIT Press,'' Cambridge, Mass.
 
* Selkirk, E. O. 1982a. ''The Syntax of Words, MIT Press,'' Cambridge, Mass.
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Definition

Subject Restriction is a constraint proposed in Selkirk (1982) which says that the subject argument of a lexical item may not be satisfied in compound structure. This constraint is meant to account for the observation that the subject (or external argument) of a verb cannot function as the non-head in a synthetic compound.

Example

Next to the sentence the girl swims we do not find the synthetic compound *girl-swimming.

Links

References

  • Roeper, T. and D. Siegel 1978. A Lexical Transformation for Verbal Compounds, Linguistic Inquiry 9, pp. 199-260
  • Selkirk, E. O. 1982a. The Syntax of Words, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Spencer, A. 1991. Morphological Theory, Blackwell, Oxford.
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