Infinitive constructions with specified subjects : a syntactic analysis of the Romance languages
Most Romance languages permit the overt realization of the grammatical subject in infinitive clauses in a considerable number of configurations. Mensching has the following goals: to systematically describe Romance infinitive constructions with specified subjects, taking into account diachronic and...
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| Format | eBook Book |
| Language | English |
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Oxford ; New York
Oxford University Press
2000
Oxford University Press, Incorporated |
| Edition | 1 |
| Series | Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax |
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| Summary: | Most Romance languages permit the overt realization of the grammatical subject in infinitive clauses in a considerable number of configurations. Mensching has the following goals: to systematically describe Romance infinitive constructions with specified subjects, taking into account diachronic and dialectical varieties; and then to interpret these facts within a generative framework, examining how over subjects in infinitive clauses are licensed and what determines their case and position. His findings call for a thorough revision of the principles that have been assumed for analyzing the Romance languages. Mensching uses eight Romance languages in his comparisons, among them, Italian, Sardinian, Romanian, Spanish, and Portuguese. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-253) and index |
| ISBN: | 9780195133042 9780195133035 019513303X 0195133048 |