In this article I propose a new analysis of Pseudo-Relative clauses ('PRs') within the Cartographic model (Rizzi 1997 a.o.). Heretofore, the apparently contradictory behaviour of PRs in the syntactic tests used to determine their structure has been very problematic. Based on new data from Italian, I show that PRs are Small Clauses with a ForceP projection. Moreover, I explain the inconsistent results of the syntactic tests by claiming that PRs can be embedded in different syntactic environments. More specifically, they can be inserted as 'bare' Small Clauses into the matrix clause or be part of a bigger structure: i.e., a Complex-DP, a locative adjunction or a 'Larsonian' structure.
Casalicchio, J. (2016). Pseudo-relatives and their left-periphery. In E. Carrilho, A. Fiéis, M. Lobo, & S. Pereira (a cura di), Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory 10. Selected papers from 'Going Romance' 28, Lisbon (pp. 23-42). Amsterdam : John Benjamins.
Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 |
Titolo: | Pseudo-relatives and their left-periphery |
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Citazione: | Casalicchio, J. (2016). Pseudo-relatives and their left-periphery. In E. Carrilho, A. Fiéis, M. Lobo, & S. Pereira (a cura di), Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory 10. Selected papers from 'Going Romance' 28, Lisbon (pp. 23-42). Amsterdam : John Benjamins. |
Abstract: | In this article I propose a new analysis of Pseudo-Relative clauses ('PRs') within the Cartographic model (Rizzi 1997 a.o.). Heretofore, the apparently contradictory behaviour of PRs in the syntactic tests used to determine their structure has been very problematic. Based on new data from Italian, I show that PRs are Small Clauses with a ForceP projection. Moreover, I explain the inconsistent results of the syntactic tests by claiming that PRs can be embedded in different syntactic environments. More specifically, they can be inserted as 'bare' Small Clauses into the matrix clause or be part of a bigger structure: i.e., a Complex-DP, a locative adjunction or a 'Larsonian' structure. |
ISBN: | 9789027266415 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1075/rllt.10.02cas |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore L-LIN/01 - Glottologia E Linguistica Settore L-FIL-LET/12 - Linguistica Italiana Settore L-FIL-LET/09 - Filologia E Linguistica Romanza |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 2.07 Contributo in atti di convegno pubblicato in volume |
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