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Autore |
Roberts Ian G |
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Titolo |
Principles and parameters in a VSO language [[electronic resource] ] : a case study in Welsh / / Ian G. Roberts |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
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0-19-803756-2 |
0-19-534708-0 |
1-280-70416-0 |
9786610704163 |
0-19-516821-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford studies in comparative syntax |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Welsh language - Syntax |
Welsh language - Grammar, Generative |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Analysis of VSO Languages; 1.1 The Subject Leaves VP; 1.2 Against Generalized V-to-C; 1.3 Conclusion; Chapter 2: Case, Agreement, and Mutation; 2.1 The V-Feature; 2.2 DP-Licensing and Case; 2.3 The Syntax of Direct Object Mutation; 2.4 Conclusion; Chapter 3: Genitive Case, Word Order in DP, and Objects of Non-Finite Verbs; 3.1 Evidence for N-Movement in Welsh; 3.2 Verbal Nouns and Their Complements; 3.3 Conclusion; Chapter 4: The C-System and the Extended Projection Principle; 4.1 Welsh Particles; 4.2 Breton; 4.3 Second Position and the EPP |
4.4 ConclusionChapter 5: Head-Movement and EPP-Features; 5.1 Head-Movement; 5.2 A Formal Characterization of EPP-Effects; 5.3 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An exploration of the main syntactic properties of Welsh Roberts puts forward a general analysis of clause structure agreement, case-marking & other phenomena. He also offers a comparative analysis of these phenomena in relation to other Celtic languages, Germanic & Romance |
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