Infinitive Constructions with Specified Subjects: A Syntactic Analysis of the Romance Languages

By Guido Mensching

Overt subjects are usually considered as a property of finite clauses. However, most Romance languages permit specified subjects in a broad range of infinitive constructions. Guido Mensching analyzes this phenomenon in stages of French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and other Romance varieties.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019513303X
• ISBN13: 9780195133035
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.4"