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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458113403321

Autore

Mensching Guido

Titolo

Infinitive constructions with specified subjects [[electronic resource] ] : a syntactic analysis of the Romance languages / / Guido Mensching

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000

ISBN

1-280-53077-4

0-19-534398-0

1-4294-0420-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

Oxford studies in comparative syntax

Disciplina

440.045

440/.045

Soggetti

Romance languages - Infinitive

Linguistics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-253) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Basic Data; 3. Foundations of Romance Syntax; 4. Romance Infinitives with Specified Subjects: The State of the Art; 5. The Position of Subjects in Romance Infinitive Clauses; 6. Case Assignment to the Subject of Infinitive Clauses; 7. A Minimalist Interpretation; 8. Summary and Outlook; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Describes Romance infinitive constructions with specified subjects, and then interprets these facts within a generative framework, examining how overt subjects in infinitive clauses are licensed and what determines their case and position. The work compares eight different languages.