Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 465 g
A Syntactic Analysis of the Romance Languages
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 465 g
Reihe: Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax
ISBN: 978-0-19-513304-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Most Romance languages permit the overt realization of the grammatical subject in infinitive clauses in a considerable number of configurations. Mensching has the following goals: to describe systematically Romance infinitive constructions with specified subjects, taking into account diachronic and dialectical varieties; and then to interpret these facts within a generative framework, examining how overt subjects in infinitive clauses are licensed and what determines their case and position. His findings call for a thorough revision of the principles that have been assumed for analysing the Romance languages. Mensching uses eight Romance languages in his comparisons, among them Italian, Sardinian, Romanian, Spanish, and Portuguese.
