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28.6. Bibliographical notes
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The question as to what structure should be assigned to the constructions with complementives discussed in Section 28.1 has given rise to a long and still unresolved debate. According to some, the logical subject is part of the AP: it occupies a designated subject position in a so-called small clause configuration, in which it saturates the external thematic role assigned by the adjectival predicate. According to others, the logical subject is generated in the regular object position of the verb, the subject-predicate relation being established by other means. This discussion has its origins in Stowell (1983), which defends the former proposal, and Williams (1980), which defends the latter proposal. An influential Dutch proponent of Stowell’s proposal is Hoekstra (1984a/2004: part IV); Williams’ proposal has been defended in Neeleman (1994b). Bowers (1993) and Hale & Keyser (1993) propose structures that in some sense reconcile the two approaches.

The term supplementive is taken from Quirk et al. (1985/1991). The supplementives, and in particular the question as to how they can be distinguished from the manner adverbs, have been the subject of a classic debate between Van den Toorn (1969/1970a/1970b), Koelmans (1970) and Zwaan (1970); cf. also Van Gestel (1992). The distinction between supplementive-I and supplementive–II was first discussed in Broekhuis (1995). Other relevant studies include Jansen (1986/1987), Kooij (1987), and Den Dikken (1987). For theoretical background on the appositive use of the adjective, see Alexiadou et al. (2007: Part III) and McCawley (1998).

The discussion of the two classes of adjectives with clausal subjects in Section 28.5, sub II, is based on Cinque (1990) and Bennis (2004). More detailed, partly contradictory, discussions of the control adjectives in Section 28.5, sub III, can be found in Van Haaften (1991) and Vanden Wyngaerd (1994; ch.6). The literature on the easy-to-please construction, which is also known as the tough (movement) construction, is very extensive. The discussion about the proper analysis of this construction has certainly not been settled, as can be seen in that it has been a recurring theme in Chomsky’s work ever since Chomsky (1973). We have taken Bennis & Wehrmann’s (1987) analysis of this construction as our starting point; another study worth mentioning is Dik (1985). The modal infinitive constructions in Section 28.5, sub IVB, will be discussed in more detail in Chapter 31. The discussion of PP subjects in Section 28.5.2 has again benefited greatly from its treatment in Bennis & Wehrmann (1987); cf. also Van Haaften (1985).

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