Contents -- Preface -- 1 Preliminaries -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Some theoretical assumptions -- 1.2.1 A modular theory -- 1.2.2 A conjunctive ECP -- 1.2.3 NP-traces and the ECP -- 1.2.4 Incorporation and the ECP -- 1.2.5 Incorporation, indexation and c-command -- 1.2.6 Uniformity of Theta Assignment -- 1.2.7 Modularity and syntactic word formation -- 1.2.8 Small clauses and subject-predicate relationships -- 1.2.9 Small clauses and abstract syntactic structure -- 1.3 Particles -- 1.4 Preview -- 2 The structure of particle constructions -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Complex particle constructions: Preliminaries -- 2.2.1 The clause-final constituent as a SC predicate -- 2.2.2 The particle as a SC head -- 2.2.3 Conclusion -- 2.3 The structure of English complex particle constructions -- 2.3.1 Introduction: The theoretical options -- 2.3.2 On Kayne's (1985) analysis of complex particle constructions -- 2.3.3 The alternative -- 2.3.4 Another possibility? -- 2.3.5 An inventory of complex particle constructions -- 2.3.6 On the non-lexical status of particles -- 2.4 Simplex particle constructions -- 2.4.1 Word-order alternation: The theoretical options -- 2.4.2 Against extraposition -- 2.4.3 On the locus of particle incorporation -- 2.4.4 On the ergativity of particles -- 2.4.5 On pronouns and word order -- 2.4.6 Particle modification -- 2.5 Conclusion -- 3 Particles and the dative alternation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Why Larson's analysis of Dative Shift fails: Evidence from triadic verb-particle constructions -- 3.3 The predicativity of the dative PP -- 3.4 Particle modification and Dative Shift -- 3.5 Particle reanalysis: A correlation -- 3.6 Why obligatory reanalysis? -- 3.7 An empty verb in triadic constructions -- 3.8 Decomposition of main verb have -- 3.9 The structure of triadic constructions and the analysis of Dative Shift.

3.10 The motivation for movement -- 3.10.1 Case Theory -- 3.10.2 Licensing the empty preposition -- 3.11 Triadic constructions lacking a lexical particle -- 3.11.1 An empty verb and an empty particle -- 3.11.2 Word order in Dutch dative constructions -- 3.11.3 Word order in Chinese dative constructions -- 3.11.4 Interim conclusion and road map -- 3.12 Transformational Dative Shift and distribution -- 3.12.1 The role played by the (empty) preposition -- 3.12.2 Idioms and affectedness -- 3.13 Transformational Dative Shift and incorporation -- 3.13.1 Chinese Dative Shift -- 3.13.2 Triadic serial verbs and V-V compounds -- 3.13.3 Conclusion -- 3.14 The with construction -- 3.15 Particles revisited -- 3.15.1 On the cross-linguistic distribution of double object particle constructions -- 3.15.2 Particles in unexpected positions -- 3.15.3 On dative PPs with prepositional subjects -- 3.16 Conclusion -- 4 Movement and structural ambiguity in double object constructions -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 A'-extraction of the double object Goal: Evidence for an empty preposition -- 4.2.1 Restrictions on Goal movement: Introduction to the problem -- 4.2.2 Overt versus empty operator movement -- 4.2.3 Analysis -- 4.2.4 English topicalisation and relativisation -- 4.2.5 English long wh-extraction -- 4.2.6 English short wh-extraction -- 4.2.7 Heavy NP Shift -- 4.2.8 Summary -- 4.3 A'-extraction of the double object Theme: Structural ambiguity in double object constructions -- 4.3.1 The problem -- 4.3.2 Dative Shift and Theme extraction -- 4.3.3 Preliminaries: Structural ambiguity -- 4.3.4 Theme extraction: Analysis -- 4.3.5 Conclusion -- 4.4 Raising-to-subject and the double object Theme -- 4.5 Interactions of A'-movement and passivisation -- 4.5.1 A'-extraction of the English double object Theme -- 4.5.2 A'-extraction of the Kichaga double object Goal -- 4.5.3 Summary.

4.6 German has no Dative Shift -- 4.6.1 Binding asymmetries -- 4.6.2 The binding facts of German -- 4.6.3 Analysis -- 4.6.4 Summary -- 4.7 Conclusion -- 5 Affixal particles in applicatives and causatives -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Homophony of applicative and causative affixes -- 5.2.1 The problem from a Dutch perspective -- 5.2.2 The problem from a Sanuma perspective -- 5.2.3 The problem from an Indonesian perspective -- 5.2.4 Synthesis -- 5.2.5 Interlude: Affixal particles in French -- 5.2.6 Two central questions for the analysis of causative constructions -- 5.3 The structure of transitive causatives -- 5.3.1 Two correlations between datives and causatives -- 5.3.2 Structural assimilation -- 5.3.3 The structure -- 5.3.4 Decomposition of triadic verbs -- 5.3.5 Causatives, possession and affectedness -- 5.3.6 Ergativisation -- 5.3.7 Embedding under the causativised verb -- 5.3.8 Transitive and intransitive causatives -- 5.3.9 Alternative analyses -- 5.4 Conclusion -- 6 Conclusions -- References.