Before revision: For example, (12) (i) the barbarians' destruction of Rome (ii) Rome's destruction (by the barbarians) (iii) the destruction of Rome (by the barbarians) (iv) *the barbarian's destruction () According to , the constructions in ( 10 ) are analogous to "the barbarians destroyed Rome" and destruction needs to assign theta-roles in line with theta-criterion.
After revision: For example, (12) (i) the barbarians' destruction of Rome (ii) Rome's destruction (by the barbarians) (iii) the destruction of Rome (by the barbarians) (iv) *the barbarian's destruction () According to , the constructions in ( 12 ) are analogous to "the barbarians destroyed Rome" and destruction needs to assign theta-roles in line with theta-criterion.