The syntax of Portuguese / Mary A. Kato, Ana Maria Martins, Jairo Nunes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kato, Mary Aizawa, author.

Martins, Ana Maria, 1958- author.

Nunes, Jairo, author.

Series:

Cambridge syntax guides.

Cambridge syntax guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Portuguese language--Syntax.

Portuguese language.

Portuguese language--Dialects--Syntax.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 507 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

Portuguese is the second most spoken Romance language in the world, and due to recent interest in comparative syntax, the literature on its syntax has increased exponentially, resulting in exciting discoveries of a range of aspects that have hitherto been overlooked. This book provides a theoretically grounded overview of the major syntactic properties of Portuguese, focusing on the differences between European and Brazilian Portuguese. It shows from a theoretical point of view how different syntactic properties are interconnected by comparing and contrasting the variances between pronominal and agreement systems, null subjects, null complements, and word order. It also highlights how small differences in the specification of syntactic properties may yield quite different dialects. It introduces key theoretical points without technical jargon, making the content accessible to specialist and non-specialists alike. It is essential reading for both academic researchers and students of Portuguese language, comparative syntax, Romance linguistics, and theoretical syntax.

Contents:

Cover

Half-title page

Series page

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

List of Tables

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 The Pronominal System

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Strong, Weak, and Clitic Personal Pronouns in Portuguese

2.3 Feature Composition of Personal Pronouns in Portuguese

2.4 Similarities and Differences between European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese

2.5 Summary

3 Agreement

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Agreement within Nominal Domains in Portuguese

3.3 Subject-Predicate Agreement in Portuguese

3.4 Reanalyzing the Different Agreement Systems in European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese

3.5 Special Cases of Agreement

3.6 Summary

4 Null Subjects

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Different Types of Null Subjects

4.3 Definite Null Subjects

4.4 Indefinite Null Subjects

4.5 Expletive Null Subjects

4.6 Related Issues

4.7 General Summary

5 Word Order

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Word Order in Declarative Sentences and Informational Content

5.3 Word Order in Interrogative Sentences

5.4 Word Order in Exclamative Sentences

5.5 Word Order in Nonfinite Domains

5.6 Clitic Placement

5.7 Summary

6 Null Objects and Null Possessors

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Ellipsis of Verbal Projections

6.3 Null Direct Objects

6.4 Null Oblique Objects

6.5 Null Possessors

6.6 Summary

7 Affirmation, Negation, and yes/no Questions and Answers

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Emphatic Affirmation

7.3 Syntactic Patterns of Negation

7.4 Biased Polar Questions

7.5 Minimal Answers to yes/no Questions

7.6 Summary

8 Conclusion

References

Corpora

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Mar 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-009-32168-4

0-511-84293-7

OCLC:

1337944397