Abstract
In this paper I offer a syntactic approach to the formation of complex denominal verbs in Latin. Two basic types of prefixed locative denominal verbs can be distinguished in this language: location ones “agglutinate” a PP expressing location, whereas locatum ones contain a noun expressing the locatum object. Assuming a syntactic distinction between Incorporation and Conflation in denominal verb formation, I claim that prefixed location verbs are formed via Incorporation (i.e. Internal Merge), whereas prefixed locatum verbs are formed via Conflation (i.e. External Merge). Unprefixed locative verbs can only be interpreted as locatum predicates, but unlike prefixed locatum verbs, they are analyzed as involving a possessive relation and as being formed via incorporation. The present approach also provides an explanation of why Romance locatum verbs, unlike location ones, are not necessarily prefixed. It is also claimed that unprefixed and prefixed locatum verbs in Romance are formed via incorporation rather than via conflation, its reason being related to the typological shift from the presence of a typical conflation pattern in satellite-framed Latin to a lack of it in verb-framed Romance languages. Finally, I show that Latin prefixed denominal verbs and prefixed deadjectival ones are all telic and project a ResultP in syntax. In contrast, this projection can be argued to be absent from unprefixed denominal and deadjectival verbs.
Funding source: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
Award Identifier / Grant number: FFI2017-87140-C4-1-P
Funding source: Generalitat de Catalunya
Award Identifier / Grant number: 2017SGR634
Acknowledgments
I’m very grateful to two anonymous reviewers and the editors for constructive comments and suggestions. Thanks also go to the audience of Going Romance 30 (2016, Frankfurt) for useful discussion, where a previous version of this paper was presented. Usual disclaimers apply. This work has been supported by the Spanish grant FFI2017-87140-C4-1-P (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades) and the Catalan grant 2017SGR634 (Generalitat de Catalunya).
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