On the left periphery: Modal particles and complementisers

AbstractThe purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to provide a unified account of the particles þa, na and as in Greek, and second, to refine the articulated CP structure of Rizzi (1997). To this end, it is argued that þa, na, and as occupy the lower C head, which is specified for modality. The p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Greek linguistics 2000, Vol.1 (1), p.65-94
1. Verfasser:	Roussou, Anna
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	complementiser focus left periphery modality operator particle topic
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