Abstract
Binary branching allows two analyses for strings of three elements: left-branching and right-branching. Dutch VPs consisting of an DP-object, a nonverbal predicate and a verb are usually taken to be left-branching: the DP and the nonverbal predicate form a small clause (SC) complement. I will argue for an alternative analysis in which such strings are right-branching: the VP is headed by a complex predicate (CPr) consisting of the nonverbal predicate and the verb. Following the argumentation for CPrs in Dutch, I will consider the consequences of the CPr analysis for English.
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Neeleman, A. (1995). Complex Predicates in Dutch and English. In: Haider, H., Olsen, S., Vikner, S. (eds) Studies in Comparative Germanic Syntax. Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8416-6_10
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