Article outline

• 3.1The alternation problem
  • 3.1.1The Prt-DP base order
    • 3.1.1.1Taraldsen’s (1983) approach
    • 3.1.1.2Den Dikken’s (1995) approach
  • 3.1.2The DP-Prt order
    • 3.1.2.1Åfarli’s (1985) criticism of Taraldsen (1983)
    • 3.1.2.2Svenonius’ (1996a) early minimalist version
  • 3.1.3Evaluation and the data problem
• 3.2The Status of the particle
  • 3.2.1The V-Prt relation in Zeller (2001)
    • 3.2.1.1Structural and morphological adjacency
    • 3.2.1.2The particle as a lexical V-complement
    • 3.2.1.3The non-predicational structure of PPs and VPrt constructions
  • 3.2.2The particle as an identifier of result state in a decomposed VP
    • 3.2.2.1Leftward particle movement to identify result state: Ramchand & Svenonius (2002)
    • 3.2.2.2Case licensing
    • 3.2.2.3Head movement and constraints
    • 3.2.2.4Successful vs. unsuccessful P shift
    • 3.2.2.5Ramchand (2008)
    • 3.2.2.6Conclusion
• 3.3Conclusion
• Notes