Existentials, A-chains and reconstruction

This paper provides a new minimalist analysis of existential constructions that reconciles two salient properties: (i) the fact that the local relation between there and its associate mimics the locality involved in movement relations and (ii) the fact that the associate is interpreted where it sits...

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Main Author: Norbert HORNSTEIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2000-01-01
Series:DELTA: Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-44502000000300002&tlng=en