The non-existence of finite sentential subjects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4755784 |
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| Authors | Mary Aizawa Kato (0000-0003-1593-2065, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Carlos Mioto (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 12-32 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Diadorim (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1980-2552 • E-ISSN: 2675-1216 |
| Publisher | Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Letras Vernaculas - PPGLEV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.35520/diadorim.2021.v23n3a54070 |
| OpenAlex | W4378904907 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Sentential subjects constitute a category in all traditional, Structuralist and recent Generative Grammar. Examples of such sentences are the constituents interpreted as arguments of verbs such as parecer [to seem], acontecer [to happen], impressionar [to impress]. The usual analysis in Generative Grammar is that such constituents are internal arguments of the verb in D-structure, and that they rise to subject position by movement. This article maintains the claim that they are D-structure internal arguments, but shows that the landing position of finite sentences is an A’ position. The main evidence presented is that the so-called “sentential subjects” behave exactly like adjunct sentences for extraction. The analysis retains infinitive clauses as possible subject clauses
Adjunct · Agreement · Generative grammar · Grammar · Infinitive · Linguistics · Verb · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Highly cited | No |
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