A Note on an ECM asymmetry in Spanish

A Note on an ECM asymmetry in Spanish

This paper discusses an asymmetry in Spanish ECM structures whereby NP passivization improves if the embedded clause is a non-infinitive. The facts are accounted for by assuming that structural Case can only be assigned once within a relevant domain (a phase; cf. Chomsky 2000, 2001). This raises non...

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Main Author: Lorena Castillo Ros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2017-12-01
Series:Isogloss
Subjects:
case theory
case competition
ecm
phase
spanish
Online Access:https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/67

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