Existential unaccusativity and new discourse referents
It is well-known that new information strongly disprefers subject position in English (Horn 1986; Prince 1981; 1992; Beaver et al., 2005), even though English allows indefinite subjects. English is therefore seen as one of the many languages that adheres to the given-new contract (Clark & Havila...
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Open Library of Humanities
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Glossa |
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| Online Access: | https://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/283 |