The “PRO-N” clitic en/ne and the theory of cliticization
The Romance pro-N clitic (Fr., Cat.) en / (It.) ne is problematic for most theories of cliticization, because some phenomena support a movement analysis, while others seem to speak against movement. Endorsing the view that the pro-N clitic is the result of movement, this paper argues that the proble...
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| description | The Romance pro-N clitic (Fr., Cat.) en / (It.) ne is problematic for most theories of cliticization, because some phenomena support a movement analysis, while others seem to speak against movement. Endorsing the view that the pro-N clitic is the result of movement, this paper argues that the problems of this analysis can be solved by assuming that this clitic does not represent an N or NP, but rather a functional head intermediate between D/Q and N (probably Num), whose complement is empty after the DP-phase is completed. Consequently, I propose that the theory of cliticization should be modified in order to allow “dynamic minimality”: only minimal elements may cliticize, but non-minimal elements may become minimal in the course of the derivation, if their complement has a null spell-out. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84863d01ffd7456fa9c95454ef121c942022-12-22T01:35:56ZengEditura Universitatii din BucurestiBucharest Working Papers in Linguistics2069-92392069-92392017-05-01XIV13956The “PRO-N” clitic en/ne and the theory of cliticizationIon GiurgeaThe Romance pro-N clitic (Fr., Cat.) en / (It.) ne is problematic for most theories of cliticization, because some phenomena support a movement analysis, while others seem to speak against movement. Endorsing the view that the pro-N clitic is the result of movement, this paper argues that the problems of this analysis can be solved by assuming that this clitic does not represent an N or NP, but rather a functional head intermediate between D/Q and N (probably Num), whose complement is empty after the DP-phase is completed. Consequently, I propose that the theory of cliticization should be modified in order to allow “dynamic minimality”: only minimal elements may cliticize, but non-minimal elements may become minimal in the course of the derivation, if their complement has a null spell-out.http://bwpl.unibuc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BWPL_2012_nr.-1_Giurgea.pdfcliticsnominal ellipsisDP syntaxX0-statusRomance |
| spellingShingle | Ion Giurgea The “PRO-N” clitic en/ne and the theory of cliticization Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics clitics nominal ellipsis DP syntax X0-status Romance |
| title | The “PRO-N” clitic en/ne and the theory of cliticization |
| title_full | The “PRO-N” clitic en/ne and the theory of cliticization |
| title_fullStr | The “PRO-N” clitic en/ne and the theory of cliticization |
| title_full_unstemmed | The “PRO-N” clitic en/ne and the theory of cliticization |
| title_short | The “PRO-N” clitic en/ne and the theory of cliticization |
| title_sort | pro n clitic en ne and the theory of cliticization |
| topic | clitics nominal ellipsis DP syntax X0-status Romance |
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