Just How Weird is Romance, Anyway? Peter Svenonius November 8, 2005 1 The problem 1.1 Spanish Manner Verbs don’t take Direction (1) a. Mary danced into the kitchen. b. The mouse jumped under the book. (2) a. Maria Maria bail´o danced (*a) to en in la the cocina. kitchen (LOC only) b. El the rat´on mouse salt´o jumped debajo under del of.the libro. book (LOC only) (3) a. VP V danced PathP Path -to PlaceP Place in DP the kitchen b. VP V jumped RP R dir PlaceP Place under DP the book (4) a. * VP V bailar PathP Path a PlaceP Place en DP la cucina b. * VP V salt´ o RP R dir PlaceP Place debajo KP del libro 1