Embedded null subjects in Capeverdean
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 10140952 |
|---|---|
| Autores | João Costa (0000-0003-3058-2227, Centro Regional de Derechos Humanos y Justicia de Género, Corporación Humanas, autor correspondente), Fernanda Pratas (0000-0001-5749-0600, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2012 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 33-53 |
| Data de publicação | 2012-09-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Journal of Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0022-2267 • E-ISSN: 1469-7742 |
| Editora | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022226712000217 |
| OpenAlex | W2327945067 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 3 |
| Referências citadas | 16 |
The status of Capeverdean as a pro -drop language is controversial. Baptista (2002) contends that this Portuguese-based creole has null referential subjects with some types of predicates, while Pratas (2002, 2007) proposes that it has only expletive null subjects. She argues that the rare cases of root null subjects can be analyzed as instances of null expletives. The aim of this paper is to show that in Capeverdean there is an asymmetry in the distribution of null referential subjects. These are ruled out in root contexts, but allowed in some embedded contexts; this is the case when the null subject is bound by a wh -operator or a quantifier. Following Holmberg's (2005) and Holmberg, Nayudu & Sheehan's (2009) analysis of null subjects, we offer an analysis of Capeverdean null subjects exploring the properties of T in the language (in particular, the lack of a rich inflectional system), the syntax of subjects, and the type of null category available. We claim that Capeverdean embedded null subjects are variables, licensed by an operator in the matrix clause. We show that these specific properties explain minimal differences between null subjects in Capeverdean and Brazilian Portuguese
Linguistics · Null (SQL · Null distribution · Quantifier (linguistics · Statistical hypothesis testing · Statistics · Syntax · Test statistic · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
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| Citações por ano | 0,5 |
| Intervalo de citações | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
| Altamente citado | Não |
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