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Null Subjects

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ID5770118
AuthorsJocelyn Camacho (0000-0001-6349-0404, corresponding author), José A Camacho
Year2013
Publication date2013-04-05
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueNull Subjects (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781139524407
OpenAlexW2280964993
Open LibraryOL34561225M
ISBN9781139524407
LanguageEN
Citations received48

The null subject has always been central to linguistic theory, because it tells us a great deal about the underlying structure of language in the human brain, and about the interface between syntax and semantics. Null subjects exist in languages such as Italian, Chinese, Russian and Greek where the subject of a sentence can be tacitly implied, and is understood from the context. In this systematic overview of null subjects, José Camacho reviews the key notions of null subject analyses over the past 30 years and encompasses the most recent findings and developments. He examines a balance of data on a range of languages with null subjects and also explores how adults and children acquire the properties of null subjects. This book provides an accessible and original account of null subject phenomena, ideal for graduate students and academic researchers interested in syntax, semantics and language typology

Null (SQL · Language and cultural evolution · Language Development and Disorders · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Grammar, Comparative and general

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Unique citing works48
Citations per year4
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
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