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<p>New page: &#039;&#039;&#039;Control&#039;&#039;&#039; refers to the mechanism whereby an unexpressed notional <a href="/index.php/Subject" title="Subject">subject</a>, especially of a nonfinite verb such as an <a href="/index.php/Infinitive" title="Infinitive">infinitive</a>, gets its reference. ===Example=== In a sentenc...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Control''' refers to the mechanism whereby an unexpressed notional [[subject]], especially of a nonfinite verb such as an [[infinitive]], gets its reference.<br /> <br /> ===Example===<br /> In a sentence like ''Masha asked Jorge to help him'', the unexpressed subject of ''to help him'' is interpreted as being coreferential with the object ''Jorge''. It is said to '''be controlled by''' the object noun phrase.<br /> <br /> ===Polysemy===<br /> ''Control'' is also used for<br /> * a notion similar to [[volitionality]], see [[control (of action)]].<br /> <br /> ===Synonyms===<br /> In earlier transformational grammar, the term [[equi-NP deletion]] was often used for such constructions, but it implies a different analysis.<br /> <br /> ===Subtypes===<br /> *[[subject control]], [[object control]]<br /> *[[obligatory control]], [[optional control]]<br /> *[[backward control]]<br /> <br /> ===Reference===<br /> *Manzini, Maria Rita. 1983. &quot;On control and control theory.&quot; ''Linguistic Inquiry'' 14:421-446.<br /> <br /> ===Other languages===<br /> *German [[Kontrolle]]<br /> <br /> {{dc}}<br /> [[Category:Syntax]]</div>

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