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Parameters in Old French Syntax: Infinitival Complements

Infinitival Complements

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Elizabeth Pearce

    1. Dept. of Linguistics, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

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Part of the book series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory (SNLT, volume 18)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Elizabeth Pearce
    Pages 1-11

  3. Romance Infinitival Complements

    • Elizabeth Pearce
    Pages 12-38

  4. The Romance Causative

    • Elizabeth Pearce
    Pages 39-79

  5. Non-Causative Pro-MV-Inf Constructions

    • Elizabeth Pearce
    Pages 80-127

  6. Causatives in Old French

    • Elizabeth Pearce
    Pages 128-222

  7. Non-Causative Infinitival Complements in Old French

    • Elizabeth Pearce
    Pages 223-295

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 296-330
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About this book

1.1. AIMS AND ASSUMPTIONS This book presents an analysis of infinitival complement constructions in Old French (OF) from the perspective of the Government-Binding (GB) framework. It aims, therefore, to establish within the terms of the GB framework just how the OF constructions are to be characterized and in just what sense they can or cannot be compared with the corresponding constructions in other Romance languages. The GB framework is an articulated theory about the structure of language which is based on the view that the aim of research into language is to construct a description of language which accurately reflects its essential nature. Whilst we know that individual languages may appear to be superficially very different, we also know that all languages are capable of expressing complex concepts and that all children acquire mastery of the language or languages to which they are exposed. The task, therefore, is to determine both the properties which languages have in common and the bounds within which they may differ. In the pursuit of these aims, the study of various languages of the Romance family has provided a rich source of material for the develop­ ment of the descriptive apparatus. Evidence of the contribution supplied by such work is apparent in references to Romance material in Chomsky (1981, 1982), in volumes such as Jaeggli (1982), Rizzi (1982a), Kayne (1984b), Burzio (1986), and in numerous papers devoted to particular constructions in a variety of Romance languages.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Linguistics, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    Elizabeth Pearce

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Parameters in Old French Syntax: Infinitival Complements

  • Book Subtitle: Infinitival Complements

  • Authors: Elizabeth Pearce

  • Series Title: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1884-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0432-6Published: 28 February 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0433-3Published: 28 February 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1884-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4670

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0358

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 330

  • Topics: Syntax, Romance Languages, Historical Linguistics

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