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Multiple Subjects in Expletive There Construction
- Source :
- 文学部紀要 = Bulletin of the Faculty of Language and Literature. 11(2):43-47
- Publication Year :
- 1998
- Publisher :
- 文教大学, 1998.
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Abstract
- The associate noun phrase in the expletive there construction moves away from its original D-Structure position (the multiple subject construction). This construction is interesting in two respcts. Languages differ in their ability to allow this construction, and thus we can obtain an insight into language typology. The possible landing site of this associate NP necessitates [Spec,TP], hence this construction offers empirical support for this projection TP.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09145729
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- 文学部紀要 = Bulletin of the Faculty of Language and Literature
- Accession number :
- edsair.jairo.........6d5271d42cada99b785622e6250592ba