On pseudo-non-finite clauses in Welsh
Languages differ in how they employ finite and non-finite clauses. Welsh finite and non-finite clauses have a similar distribution to their counterparts in English. However, it doesn’t look like this because Welsh has certain finite clauses which look rather like non-finite clauses. We examine two t...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Proceedings of the International Conference on Head-Driven Phrase Structure Grammar 2016-12 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Languages differ in how they employ finite and non-finite
clauses. Welsh finite and non-finite clauses have a similar
distribution to their counterparts in English. However, it doesn’t
look like this because Welsh has certain finite clauses which look
rather like non-finite clauses. We examine two types of
pseudo-non-finite clauses: finite "bod" clauses and finite "i"
clauses. We argue that both cases are instances of a mismatch between
syntax and morphology, while the latter only involves periphrasis. We
provide an HPSG analysis capturing similarities and differences
between these two constructions and canonical finite and nonfinite
clauses. |
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ISSN: | 1535-1793 1535-1793 |
DOI: | 10.21248/hpsg.2016.6 |