Impersonal si constructions : agreement and interpretation / by Roberta D'Alessandro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

D'Alessandro, Roberta, 1973-

Series:

Studies in generative grammar ; 90.

Studies in generative grammar ; 90

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italian language--Subjectless constructions.

Italian language.

Italian language--Syntax.

Italian language--Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a research monograph on impersonal si constructions (ISC) in Italian within the Minimalist program framework. The book offers a new point of view on ISCs, providing a new set of crucial data that were previously unknown, and pointing out many characteristics of ISCs that were overlooked before. It results in the introduction of additional means of syntactic analysis at the edge between narrow syntax and pragmatics.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Agreement patterns of transitive ISCs

Chapter 3. The person restriction in transitive ISCs

Chapter 4. The inclusive interpretation of impersonal si

Chapter 5. Past participle agreement in impersonal si constructions

Chapter 6. Conclusions

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612196874

9781282196872

1282196871

9783110207514

3110207516

OCLC:

437233364