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

By Guido Mensching

Book Overview

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195133048
• ISBN13: 9780195133042
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"