Expletive and Referential Subject Pronouns in Medieval French.

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This book is an empirical study on the expression of subject pronouns in Medieval French, usually analyzed as a null subject language. In light of the frequent expression of expletives, i.e. subject pronouns in impersonal constructions, as well as of referentials, it is argued that rather than from...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Zimmermann, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2014.
Colección:Linguistische Arbeiten.
Temas:
To 1300
Linguistics and Semiotics > Languages of Europe > Latin and Romance Languages > French.
Linguistics and Semiotics > Levels of Linguistic Analysis > Syntax.
Linguistics and Semiotics > Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines > Historical Linguistics.
Literary Studies > Romance Literature > French Literature > 8th-15th Century.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > French.
French language > Pronoun
Mittelfranzösisch
Pronomen
Altfranzösisch
Historical Morpho-syntax.
Medieval French.
Null-Subjects.
Subject Pronouns.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book is an empirical study on the expression of subject pronouns in Medieval French, usually analyzed as a null subject language. In light of the frequent expression of expletives, i.e. subject pronouns in impersonal constructions, as well as of referentials, it is argued that rather than from a null subject property, the non-expression of subject pronouns generally follows from conditions pertaining to left-peripheral focalization.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110394306
3110394308
3110373378
9783110373370

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