| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 245 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Oxford studies in comparative syntax
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Oxford studies in comparative syntax.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each section. |
| Contents |
The que/qui-alternation and the distribution of expletives / Knut Tarald Taraldsen -- Icelandic expletive constructions and the distribution of subject types / Øystein Alexander Vangsnes -- Expletives, subjects, and topics in Finnish / Anders Holmberg and Urpo Nikanne -- The EPP in a topic-prominent language / Katalin É. Kiss -- The extended projection principle as a condition on the tense dependency / Ian Roberts and Anna Roussou -- Parameters of subject inflection in Italian diaclects / M. Rita Manzini and Leonardo M. Savoia -- Subject positions and the placement of adverbials / Peter Svenonius. |
| Summary |
This collection of previously unpublished articles examines Noam Chomsky's Extended Projection Principle and its relationship to subjects and expletives (works like "it" that stand for other words). Re-examining Chomsky's proposition that each clause must have a subject, these articles represent the current state of the debate, particularly with respect to the theory's universal applicability across languages. Presenting an international and highly respected group of contributors, the volume explores these questions in a variety of languages, including Italian, Finnish, Icelandic, an. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax -- Congresses.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Svenonius, Peter.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Subjects, expletives, and the EPP. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002 (DLC) 2001036744 |
| ISBN |
9780195343854 (electronic book) |
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0195343859 (electronic book) |
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019514225X |
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9780195142259 |
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128083515X |
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9781280835155 |
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019514225X (Paper) |
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0195142241 (alkaline paper) |
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9780195142259 |
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