On the Surface Verb ‘Remind’
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On the Surface Verb ‘Remind’ is a linguistic study by Paul Postal that analyzes the syntactic and semantic behavior of the English verb “remind” within generative grammar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On the Surface Verb ‘Remind’ canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9655120 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Surface Verb ‘Remind’ Context triple: [Paul Postal, notableWork, On the Surface Verb ‘Remind’]
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A.
The Syntax of Adjectives
The Syntax of Adjectives is a seminal linguistic monograph by Guglielmo Cinque that analyzes the structure, ordering, and interpretation of adjectives within the noun phrase from a generative grammar perspective.
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B.
“Understanding Demonstratives”
“Understanding Demonstratives” is a highly influential philosophical paper by Gareth Evans that analyzes how demonstrative expressions (like “this” and “that”) refer to objects in perception and thought.
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C.
Word and Object
"Word and Object" is a seminal 1960 work of analytic philosophy by W.V.O. Quine that develops his views on meaning, reference, and the indeterminacy of translation.
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D.
The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language
"The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language" is a seminal essay by linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf that articulates the idea that the structure of a language influences its speakers’ patterns of thought and behavior.
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E.
Adverbs and Functional Heads: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective
Adverbs and Functional Heads: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective is a seminal syntactic study by Guglielmo Cinque that argues for a richly articulated hierarchy of functional projections to explain the distribution of adverbs and related elements across languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Surface Verb ‘Remind’ Target entity description: On the Surface Verb ‘Remind’ is a linguistic study by Paul Postal that analyzes the syntactic and semantic behavior of the English verb “remind” within generative grammar.
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A.
The Syntax of Adjectives
The Syntax of Adjectives is a seminal linguistic monograph by Guglielmo Cinque that analyzes the structure, ordering, and interpretation of adjectives within the noun phrase from a generative grammar perspective.
-
B.
“Understanding Demonstratives”
“Understanding Demonstratives” is a highly influential philosophical paper by Gareth Evans that analyzes how demonstrative expressions (like “this” and “that”) refer to objects in perception and thought.
-
C.
Word and Object
"Word and Object" is a seminal 1960 work of analytic philosophy by W.V.O. Quine that develops his views on meaning, reference, and the indeterminacy of translation.
-
D.
The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language
"The Relation of Habitual Thought and Behavior to Language" is a seminal essay by linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf that articulates the idea that the structure of a language influences its speakers’ patterns of thought and behavior.
-
E.
Adverbs and Functional Heads: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective
Adverbs and Functional Heads: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective is a seminal syntactic study by Guglielmo Cinque that argues for a richly articulated hierarchy of functional projections to explain the distribution of adverbs and related elements across languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linguistic study
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scholarly article ⓘ |
| aim |
to connect surface verb behavior with underlying grammatical representations
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to show how the verb "remind" fits into a generative account of English syntax ⓘ |
| analyzes |
argument structure of "remind"
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relations between surface form and underlying structure for "remind" ⓘ subcategorization frames of "remind" ⓘ surface structure properties of "remind" ⓘ |
| author | Paul Postal ⓘ |
| concerns |
English verb complementation
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clausal complements of "remind" ⓘ prepositional complements of "remind" ⓘ |
| field |
linguistics
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semantics ⓘ syntax ⓘ |
| focus |
semantic behavior of "remind"
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syntactic behavior of "remind" ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Paul Postal ⓘ |
| languageStudied | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | English verb "remind" ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
case marking
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control and raising distinctions ⓘ predicate-argument structure ⓘ selectional restrictions ⓘ surface vs. deep structure ⓘ transformational grammar ⓘ |
| studies |
alternations in complement types of "remind"
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constraints on grammaticality of "remind" constructions ⓘ idiomatic and non-idiomatic uses of "remind" ⓘ patterns of pronominalization with "remind" ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | generative grammar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: On the Surface Verb ‘Remind’ Description of subject: On the Surface Verb ‘Remind’ is a linguistic study by Paul Postal that analyzes the syntactic and semantic behavior of the English verb “remind” within generative grammar.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.