The predicate nominal analysis of english there-sentences

In this article, I argue against the predicate nominal analysis of English there-sentences (especially Williams 1994, 2006 and Hazout 2004, 2008). The present analysis has several advantages, mainly because it takes into account the similarities of there-sentences with copula structures containing a...

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Main Author: Jutta M. Hartmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editura Universitatii din Bucuresti 2010-01-01
Series:Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics
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Online Access:http://bwpl.unibuc.ro/index.pl/the_predicate_nominal_analysis_of_english_there-sentences