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Multiple Subjects in Expletive There Construction

Authors :
Kishida, Naoko
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.

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.

Subjects

Subjects :
TP
ME
negative
there
subject

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 :
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