On the nature of "say" complementation

• Main Author: Major, Travis
• Other Authors: Torrence, William, Sportiche, Dominique
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2021
• Subjects: Linguistics; complementation; embedding; morphology; say; semantics; syntax; Grimshaw; Sakha
• Online Access: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9101w860

This dissertation investigates the syntax and semantics of the verb ``say'' and clausal complementation involving the verb ``say''. Clausal complementation involving the verb ``say'' is among the most common strategies implemented across the world's languages and t...