Linguistics 55							Spring 09
Assignment 14:	For-to clauses				Due Monday, May 18

1.  Consider the examples:

(1)   For Harvey to eat the goldfish would be a mistake.

(2)   I would hate for Harvey to eat the goldfish.

(3)   It would be a mistake for Harvey to eat the goldfish.

(4)   I would not like for there to be a misunderstanding about this.

(5)   It would be weird for Harvey to be elected treasurer.

We are interested in the expressions "for Harvey to eat the goldfish" and
"for there to be a misunderstanding about this".

Notice the positions that these expressions occur in.  Give two reasons,
based on our existing grammar, for considering these expressions to be CPs.

Assume now that in these expressions, 'for' is a C.  Again trusting
that our existing grammar is essentially correct about CPs, what is your
best guess about what 'to' is?

Do we need a new Verb Form Rule?

Draw the structure for (1).

Show carefully how (4) is derived.

2.  Consider

(6)   I would hate for you to have been waiting all this time.

(7)   For his grammar to be criticised unfairly is depressing for Harvey.

(8)   It would not be a good idea for you to be sleeping then.

(9)  *I wouldn't like for my salary to can go down.

(10) *For Harvey to will eat the goldfish might be a mistake.

(11) *It would sadden me for my puppy to would run away.

What is the generalization here?  Propose an explicit change in the grammar
to account for it.  HINT: when two things can't cooccur, that might be a sign
that they are the same thing.  Think about Clark Kent and Superman.

3.  Now consider sentences like

(12)  Harvey would hate to lose that race.

(You can make up more like this if you want to.)

Two questions:

(a)	What does (12) mean?

(b)	What do you think is going on here?