Dowtyian Proto-Properties and Lexical Mapping Theory Farrell Ackerman and John Moore University of California, San Diego LFG 2001, Hong Kong 1. Goals ¾ Explore a proposal for MORPHOSYNTACTIC LEXICAL OPERATIONS which combines LEXICAL MAPPING THEORY and Dowtyian ARGUMENT SELECTION. ¾ Demonstrate that the modest domain over which Dowtyian argument selection was originally formulated can be extended for wider empirical coverage, contra claims by Davis and Koenig (2000). 2. Challenges posed by Davis and Koenig Challenges to the LEXICAL MAPPING THEORY: (i) Conceptual problems with the THEMATIC HIERARCHY (ii) Alternative INTRINSIC CLASSIFICATIONS in applicative constructions Challenges to Dowtian ARGUMENT SELECTION: (i) Causer linking in derived causative constructions (ii) Incapable of explaining the absence of basic intransitive predicates where subject is less agentive than object of preposition, e.g.: (1) * A Porsche yearns for the president. (intended reading: ‘The president yearns for a Porsche.’) (iii) Incapable of dealing with common morphosyntactic alternations such as ACTIVE/PASSIVE pairs. (iv) Incapable of dealing with certain lexically determined alternations, e.g.: (2) a. Water filled the tank b. The tank filled with water.