Overt PRO in Gã
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10793591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah Allotey (Western University, corresponding author), Iman Paul (0000-0001-7528-0156, Western University), Ileana Paul |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1and2 |
| Pages | 103-124 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in African Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3533 • E-ISSN: 2154-428X |
| Publisher | University of Florida George A Smathers Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.32473/sal.52.1and2.131241 |
| OpenAlex | W4396675080 |
| Language | DE |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
This paper presents data from Gã (Kwa, Niger-Congo language spoken in Ghana) that show that controlled subjects of non-finite predicates must be overt in this language. The presence of an overt pronominal subject in a non-finite embedded clause is surprising from the perspective of languages such as English and French, where such subjects must be covert (PRO). We provide evidence that the overt pronoun in Gã patterns with obligatorily controlled PRO (Hornstein 1999; Landau 2013) and argue for the minimal pronoun analysis of Kratzer (2009)
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |