The Raising of Predicates

Predicative Noun Phrases and the Theory of Clause Structure

By:

Andrea Moro

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Series:

Cambridge Studies in Linguistics

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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 predicative noun phrase occupies the position that is canonically reserved for subjects. In the process, he sheds new light on such classical issues as the distribution and nature of expletives, locality theory and cliticization phenomena.

Author Biography:

Andrea Moro is Full Professor of General Linguistics at University San Raffaele in Milan and Head of the Interfaculty Graduate Program in Cognitive Neuroscience. His publications include The raising of Predicates (1997), published by Cambridge University Press, and Dynamic Antisymmetry (2000).

Release date Australia

January 9th, 1997

Author

Andrea Moro

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

332

Series

Cambridge Studies in Linguistics

Dimensions

159x235x26

ISBN-13

9780521562331

Product ID

2364688

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