Expletive and Referential Subject Pronouns in Medieval French

by Michael Zimmermann

Medieval French, usually analyzed as a null subject language, differs considerably from modern Romance null subject languages such as Spanish in the availability of non-expressed subject pronouns; specifically, it shows characteristics reminiscent of non-null, rather than null subject languages, such as the expression of expletive subject pronouns. The central goal of this book is to put forward an account of these differences. On the basis of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110373378
• ISBN13: 9783110373370
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"