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q q q t Grammatical functions t q t Intro So: great concept in theory, intuitive, but difficult to use in practice : Problems : What are (or are not) grammatical functions (GFs)? t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t we will offer an alternative we will show why no cross-linguistically valid definitions of GFs (perhaps except subj ) little agreement on the definition of particular grammatical functions primitive notion – not derived from: fundamental notion in LFG t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t q t t t t t q t t t t t t q t t t t t q semantics syntactic category tree configuration t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t q t t q t t GF definitions t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t q t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t Dependent sharing t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t q t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t Unlikes t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t q t t t q t q t q q q j Consequences 1/20

q q q t Grammatical functions t q t Intro So: great concept in theory, intuitive, but difficult to use in practice : Problems : What are (or are not) grammatical functions (GFs)? t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t we will offer an alternative we will show why no cross-linguistically valid definitions of GFs (perhaps except subj ) little agreement on the definition of particular grammatical functions primitive notion – not derived from: fundamental notion in LFG t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t q t t t t t q t t t t t t q t t t t t q semantics syntactic category tree configuration t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t q t t q t t GF definitions t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t q t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t Dependent sharing t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t q t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t Unlikes t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t q t t t q t q t q q q j Consequences 1/20

q q q t Grammatical functions t q t Intro So: great concept in theory, intuitive, but difficult to use in practice : Problems : What are (or are not) grammatical functions (GFs)? t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t we will offer an alternative we will show why no cross-linguistically valid definitions of GFs (perhaps except subj ) little agreement on the definition of particular grammatical functions primitive notion – not derived from: fundamental notion in LFG t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t q t t t t t q t t t t t t q t t t t t q semantics syntactic category tree configuration t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t q t t q t t GF definitions t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t q t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t Dependent sharing t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t q t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t Unlikes t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t q t t t q t q t q q q j Consequences 1/20

q q q t General GF repertoire t q t Intro grammatical functions ”: Dalrymple 2001: p. 9: “LFG assumes a universally available inventory of t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t xadj unct adj unct obl ique θ xcomp comp obj θ obj ect subj ect t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t q t t t t t q t t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t q t t q t t GF definitions t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t q t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t Dependent sharing t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t q t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t Unlikes t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t q t t t q t q t q q q j Consequences 2/20

q q q t Subject t q t Intro Fairly robust cross-linguistic definition, but some issues : Typical tests : t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t agreement only with nominative subjects . . . control and binding may yield conflicting results anaphor binder the argument available cross-clausally (for control and raising) drives S- V agreement t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t q t t t t t q t t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t q t t q t t GF definitions t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t q t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t Dependent sharing t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t t t t q t t t t t q t t t q t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t q t t q t t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t Unlikes t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t q t t t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t q t t t t q t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t q t t t t t q t t q t t t q t q t q q q j Consequences 3/20