| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 188 pages) |
| Series |
Linguistik aktuell, 0166-0829 ; v. 98 |
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Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 98.
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| Contents |
The Minimalist Syntax of Defective Domains; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; dedication page; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE MINIMALIST SYNTAX OF CLAUSAL GERUNDS; 2. CLAUSAL VERSUS TP-DEFECTIVE GERUNDS:; 3. AGREEMENT, CASE, CONTROL AND MOVEMENT IN INFINITIVES; 4. SYNTACTIC CHANGE: THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFLECTED AND NON-INFLECTED INFINITIVES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEX; The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today |
| Summary |
This book unifies the analysis of certain non-finite domains, focusing on subject licensing, agreement, and Case and control. It proposes a minimalist analysis of English gerunds which allows only a null subject PRO (TP-defective gerunds), a lexical subject (gerunds as complements of perception verbs), or both types of subjects (clausal gerunds). It then analyzes Portuguese infinitives, showing that the morphosyntactic properties of non-inflected and inflected infinitives correlate with distinct treatments of obligatory and non-obligatory control. It explores these and other phenomena to show |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Gerund.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Infinitive.
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Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Gerund
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Infinitive
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax
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Minimalist theory (Linguistics)
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Gerundium.
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Onbepaalde wijs.
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Engels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789027293152 |
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9027293155 |
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9789027233622 |
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9027233624 |
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9786612155277 |
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6612155272 |
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128215527X |
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9781282155275 |
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