Infinitive Constructions with Specified Subjects : A Syntactic Analysis of the Romance Languages

English

Series: Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax Ser.

ISBN: 0195133048

EAN: 9780195133042

Category: Foreign Language Study / Romance Languages (Other)/Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Syntax/

Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Release Date: 01/31/2000

Synopsis: Overt subjects are usually considered as a property of finite clauses. However, most Romance languages permit specified subjects in a broad range of infinitive constructions. Guido Mensching analyzes this phenomenon in stages of French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and other Romance varieties.

Infinitive Constructions with Specified Subjects : A Syntactic Analysis of the Romance Languages

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.79 inches

Width: 5.98 inches

Length: 9.09 inches

Weight: 14.11 oz

Pages: 288