The Raising of Predicates
Download or Read eBook The Raising of Predicates PDF written by Andrea Moro and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-01-09 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Andrea Moro |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 1997-01-09 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780521562331 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0521562333 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Raising of Predicates by : Andrea Moro
Book excerpt: One of the basic premises of the theory of syntax is that clause structures can be minimally identified as containing a verb phrase, playing the role of predicate, and a noun phrase, playing the role of subject. In this study Andrea Moro identifies a new category of copular sentences, namely inverse copular sentences, where the predicative noun phrase occupies the position which is canonically reserved for subjects. In the process, he sheds new light on such classical issues as the distribution and nature of expletives, locality theory and cliticization phenomena.
