Re: The Abstract Clitic Hypothesis

Re: The Abstract Clitic Hypothesis

Several English syntactic constructions are examined that, as a group, suggest that every English verb is associated with a category-neutral abstract clitic position. It is further argued that this position is universal, & a system based on this claim is outlined. The prefix re- is argued to be...

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Veröffentlicht in:Linguistic inquiry 1992-01, Vol.23 (1), p.89-125
Hauptverfasser: Keyser, Samuel Jay, Roeper, Thomas
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Descriptive studies and applied theories
Grammatical clauses
Grammatical constructions
Grammatical particles
Idioms
Linguistics
Locative case
Nouns
Phrases
Syntactics
Syntax
Verbs
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Zusammenfassung:Several English syntactic constructions are examined that, as a group, suggest that every English verb is associated with a category-neutral abstract clitic position. It is further argued that this position is universal, & a system based on this claim is outlined. The prefix re- is argued to be a marker of the "invisible" clitic position. The notion of double objects is explored, & the patterns of ungrammaticality uncovered for re- are shown to exist for other prefixes. 36 References. B. Annesser Murray
ISSN:0024-3892
1530-9150