On the position of subjects in Spanish
In this paper I analyze the contrast between the pre and postverbal subject positions in Spanish under the guidelines proposed in The Minimalist Program (Chomsky 1995). I will claim that preverbal subjects are Clitic Left Dislocated constructions, i.e. base-generated adjuncts to the maximal inflecti...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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UPV/EHU Press
1998-04-01
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Series: | Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo" |
Online Access: | https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/ASJU/article/view/8707 |