Word order in Brazilian Portuguese / by Gláucia V. Silva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silva, Gláucia V. (Gláucia Valeria), 1963-

Series:

Studies in generative grammar 57

Studies in Generative Grammar [SGG] ; 57

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Portuguese language--Brazil--Word order.

Portuguese language.

Portuguese language--Brazil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2012

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a new contribution to syntactic theory. The reader will find a clear overview of the central facts concerning Brazilian Portuguese (BP) word order, as well as a comparison to the facts in other Romance languages (Spanish, Italian, and French). In relating other Romance languages to BP, the book shows that BP word order has a number of interesting restrictions that set this language clearly apart from the other Romance languages. This volume provides accounts for declaratives and interrogatives found not only in BP but also in the other Romance languages discussed, taking into consideration parametric differences among the languages studied.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Basic order in declaratives

Chapter 3. Postverbal subjects in Brazilian Portuguese

Chapter 4. Verb movement in interrogatives

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-206) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110869552

3110869551

OCLC:

922947476