The Raising of Predicates: Predicative Noun Phrases and the Theory of Clause Structure
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series)
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One of the basic premises of the theory of syntax is that clause structures can be minimally identified as containing a verb phrase, playing the role of predicate, and a noun phrase, playing the role of subject. In this study Andrea Moro identifies a new category of copular sentences, namely inverse copular sentences, where the noun phrase which co-occurs with the verb phrase plays the role of predicate, occupying the position which is canonically...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521024781
ISBN13:9780521024785
Release Date:March 2006
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:332 Pages
Weight:1.07 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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