03103nam 2200661Ia 450 991045861340332120200520144314.01-280-83515-X0-19-534385-9(CKB)1000000000404191(EBL)422948(OCoLC)476260681(SSID)ssj0000253208(PQKBManifestationID)11200336(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000253208(PQKBWorkID)10186425(PQKB)10928279(SSID)ssj0000366357(PQKBManifestationID)12100831(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000366357(PQKBWorkID)10416249(PQKB)11596218(MiAaPQ)EBC422948(Au-PeEL)EBL422948(CaPaEBR)ebr10273337(CaONFJC)MIL83515(EXLCZ)99100000000040419120010716d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSubjects, expletives, and the EPP[electronic resource] /edited by Peter SvenoniusOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20021 online resource (254 p.)Oxford studies in comparative syntaxDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-514224-1 0-19-514225-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. The Que/Qui Alternation and the Distribution of Expletives; 3. Icelandic Expletive Constructions and the Distribution of Subject Types; 4. Expletives, Subjects, and Topics in Finnish; 5. The EPP in a Topic-Prominent Language; 6. The Extended Projection Principle as a Condition on the Tense Dependency; 7. Parameters of Subject Inflection in Italian Dialects; 8. Subject Positions and the Placement of Adverbials; IndexThis collection of previously unpublished articles examines Noam Chomsky's Extended Projection Principle and its relationship to subjects and expletives (works like ""it"" that stand for other words).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, and HungarOxford studies in comparative syntax.Grammar, Comparative and generalSyntaxCongressesLanguage and languagesGrammarsElectronic books.Grammar, Comparative and generalSyntaxLanguage and languagesGrammars.415Svenonius Peter935920MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458613403321Subjects, expletives, and the EPP2108288UNINA