Exercise 5
Thematic role assignment must be local. A Θ-role assigning head must be in a local configuration to the DP it assigns Θ-role to. Explain how the underlined nominal constituents can get Θ-role.
| (1) | a | Which book did John buy? |
| b | Short stories, I don’t like. | |
| c | Short stories I expect nobody likes. | |
| d | Mary seems to hate big cats. | |
| e | I know the researcher who is believed to have invented cold fusion. |