Talk:for

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@Brett:, Do you think for is a preposition in for + NP + to-infinitival? Victor Bob [talk] 09:09, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

I'm happy to follow the CGEL analysis here.--Brett (talk) 10:14, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

It is called a prepositional complementizer in the early generative literature. I think it is a P taking the following NP as its object, thereby forming a transitive PP which in turn is licensed by the verb to. That is, for + NP is a prenuclear element of the nuclear to-infinitival clause. Victor Bob [talk] 11:40, 15 September 2023 (UTC)