Assignment 11


(1)  My monkey climbed up the tree.
(2)  My uncle called up the mayor.
(3)  Up the tree my monkey climbed.
(4) *Up the mayor my uncle called.
(5)  My uncle called the mayor up.
(6) *My monkey climbed the tree up.

NOTE:  Our grammar currently does not generate things like (3) or (5).

TASK:  Revise the grammar so as to generate the grammatical things like
(3) and (5) (make up many examples, see below), while not generating
ungrammatical stuff like (4) and (6).

HINT 1:  This puzzle involves two different new constructions.

HINT 2:  This is a place where your constituency tests might really help you.

HINT 3:  The best way to proceed is to divide the problem into two parts:

	(a)  Figure out how to generate examples like (3):

		Into his ear the monkey stuffed a banana.
		In this can I keep my marbles.
		To the back of the device the technician affixed a long antenna.
		On her index finger she put a simple silver ring.

	(b)  Then figure out examples like (5):

		turn off the lights, turn the lights off
		put out the cat, put the cat out
		let in the dog, let the dog in
		take out the garbage, take the garbage out
		wrap up the meat, wrap the meat up

In both investigations, remember hint 2.  Think about things like the following:

	She ran down the road and through the woods.
	Down the road and through the woods she ran.

	*I turned on the lights and off the water.
	This process will heat up and soften the metal.

HINT 4:  The best way to do this involves two new movement rules.

HINT 5:  You will also need to make some new assumptions about phrase structure
	and lexicon.

HINT 6:  Pay careful attention to subcategorization.  This will help you
         argue against a simple Phrase Structure solution.  (I.e. why it
	 has to be movement.

Make everything explicit.  I don't know how you are going to state movement
rules, but however you do it, do it in a way that leaves no doubt as to what
the grammar generates.