3. French predication and linguistic theory

Couquaux, Daniel; May, Robert M.; Köster, Jan

doi:10.1515/9783110874167-004

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“…However, Couquaux (1981), seconded by Burzio (1986: 73), has effectively argued that all such subject DPs of linking verbs have an underlying post-verbal source. 16 Gaps within such post-verbal DPs then reduce to the types seen in (16)-(21).…”

Section: The Relation Of En/ne To Subject Positionmentioning

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How clitics license null phrases: A theory of the lexical interface

Emonds¹,

Riemsdijk²

1999

Eurotyp

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Section: The Relation Of En/ne To Subject Positionmentioning

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How clitics license null phrases: A theory of the lexical interface

Emonds¹,

Riemsdijk²

1999

Eurotyp

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“…More specifically, DeGraff proposes that se is a last resort element that spells out the non-governed trace of the subject of a small clause after its movement to Spec IP. Following Stowell (1983) and Couquaux (1981) among others, DeGraff assumes that copular constructions are made up of a small clause dominated by a temporal structure IP (for short), in which TMA markers may occur. (56a) and (56b) represent respectively the proposed underlying and derived structures for examples like (1): (56) In (56b), se is an anaphoric element that spells out the trace left by the movement of the small clause subject Jan to the Spec of IP.…”

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Haitian Creole Se: A Copula, a Pronoun, Both or Neither? On the Double Life of a Functional Head

Déprez¹

2003

Recent Development in Creole Studies

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ABSTRACT:Recent research on the element se in Haitian Creole predicative constructions seem to have reached opposite conclusions. On the one hand, se has been argued to be a functional head in the verbal functional structure of HC. On the other hand, it has been argued to be a nominal resumptive pro-form of the subject of predication. The paper evaluates the arguments for both positions in regards to the unification potential that each analysis provides to account for the various occurrences of the element se in the HC grammar, as well as to the eventual relation that se may be assumed to entertain with the element ye that surfaces in predicative sentences with displaced predicates. It is shown that neither perspective achieves a full unification. Elements of an alternative analysis based on some innovations of the Minimalist framework presenting a potential for a middle ground position are explored. It is suggested that se is a functional projection that alternatively licenses a thematic or an expletive subject, depending on whether it does or doesn't allow thematic checking. The proposal offers a new perspective for the dual role of se as a licenser of predication (copula se) and as the apparent subject of a type of expletive construction (pronominal se). With respect to Creole genesis, this perspective offers a window into the complexity of the workings of universal principles, remaining neutral as

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“…Burzio (1981Burzio ( , 1986, Couquaux (1981) and Rizzi (1986)) that this is part of a more general restriction, namely, that the reflexive clitic is incompatible with any type of derived subject, not just with a passive subject. *Jean se sera d6crit par sa femme.…”

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“…(55a), for example, is to be contrasted with Jean lui semble avoir raison 'Jean seems to him to be right', from Couquaux (1981). (55a), for example, is to be contrasted with Jean lui semble avoir raison 'Jean seems to him to be right', from Couquaux (1981).…”

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When causatives mean passive: A cross-linguistic perspective

Washio

1993

J East Asian Linguis

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3. French predication and linguistic theory

Cited by 28 publications

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How clitics license null phrases: A theory of the lexical interface

How clitics license null phrases: A theory of the lexical interface

Haitian Creole Se: A Copula, a Pronoun, Both or Neither? On the Double Life of a Functional Head

When causatives mean passive: A cross-linguistic perspective

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