On word order and Case in Old Italian past participle constructions
While in Modern Italian, V1 is mandatory in absolute constructions, no such restriction is operative in Old Italian. On the surface, such a fact could be interpreted as a sign of residual V-to-Comp movement in Modern Italian. However, it is not: In Old Italian, participles targeted a position lower...
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2022-08-01
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| Online Access: | https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/195 |