On the categorial constraint on the resultative phrases in detransitivized resultative constructions

Detransitivized resultative constructions (DRCs) allow PPs but not APs for their resultative phrases. This paper discusses this categorial restriction in line with Rappaport Hovav and Levin (1996) and Nogawa (2008). It will be argued that DRC resultative phrases must contain a proper NP position for syntactic realization of the internal arguments of the verbs. The NP position will be defined in terms of obliogatoriness and syntactic configuration.