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Features and Interfaces in Romance
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On the Interpretation of FocusFeaturesPages 39–48 ofFeatures and Interfaces in Romance: Essays in honor ofHeles ContrerasEdited by Julia Herschensohn, Enrique Mallén and KarenZagona[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 222]2001.xiv, 302 pp.© John Benjamins Publishing CompanyThis electronic file may not be altered in any way. For any reuse of this material written permissionshould be obtained from the publishers or through the Copyright Clearance Center(forUSA:www.copyright.com).For further information, please contact rights@benjamins.nl or consult our website atbenjamins.com/rightsJohn Benjamins Publishing CompanyCurrent Issues in Linguistic Theory222José Camachohttps://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.222.04cam
© 2001 John Benjamins Publishing Company

On the Interpretation of FocusFeaturesPages 39–48 ofFeatures and Interfaces in Romance: Essays in honor ofHeles ContrerasEdited by Julia Herschensohn, Enrique Mallén and KarenZagona[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 222]2001.xiv, 302 pp.© John Benjamins Publishing CompanyThis electronic file may not be altered in any way. For any reuse of this material written permissionshould be obtained from the publishers or through the Copyright Clearance Center(forUSA:www.copyright.com).For further information, please contact rights@benjamins.nl or consult our website atbenjamins.com/rightsJohn Benjamins Publishing CompanyCurrent Issues in Linguistic Theory222José Camachohttps://doi.org/10.1075/cilt.222.04cam
© 2001 John Benjamins Publishing Company

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Seemingly Ergative and Ergatively Seeming 1
  5. On the Weight of Light Predicates 23
  6. On the Interpretation of Focus Features 39
  7. “Dequeísmo” in Spanish and the Structure and Features of CP 49
  8. Evaluative Suffixation in Spanish and the Syntax of Derivational Processes 71
  9. The Lower Operator Position with Parasitic Gaps 85
  10. NP Movement and Adjective Position in the DP Phases 107
  11. Reflections on A Phonological Grammar of Spanish 133
  12. The Long Fall: An intonational melody of Argentinian Spanish 147
  13. On the Position of Preposed PPs in English and Spanish 161
  14. The Morphologization and Grammaticalization of French Liaison 175
  15. Determining the Acquisition of Determiners: On the innateness of functional categories 189
  16. Sonority as a Primitive Phonological Feature: Evidence from Spanish complex onset phonotactics 203
  17. Weak Subject Pronouns in Caribbean Spanish and XP Pied-Piping 223
  18. The Realization of Number in Italian and Spanish 239
  19. Discourse Topic Constraints on Left Dislocated Subjects and CLLD Structures 255
  20. The Puzzle of Restrictive Relative Clauses with Conjoined DP Antecedents 267
  21. Definite Determiners in French and Spanish: Features and extraction 279
  22. Subject Index 293
  23. Name Index 297
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Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Seemingly Ergative and Ergatively Seeming 1
  5. On the Weight of Light Predicates 23
  6. On the Interpretation of Focus Features 39
  7. “Dequeísmo” in Spanish and the Structure and Features of CP 49
  8. Evaluative Suffixation in Spanish and the Syntax of Derivational Processes 71
  9. The Lower Operator Position with Parasitic Gaps 85
  10. NP Movement and Adjective Position in the DP Phases 107
  11. Reflections on A Phonological Grammar of Spanish 133
  12. The Long Fall: An intonational melody of Argentinian Spanish 147
  13. On the Position of Preposed PPs in English and Spanish 161
  14. The Morphologization and Grammaticalization of French Liaison 175
  15. Determining the Acquisition of Determiners: On the innateness of functional categories 189
  16. Sonority as a Primitive Phonological Feature: Evidence from Spanish complex onset phonotactics 203
  17. Weak Subject Pronouns in Caribbean Spanish and XP Pied-Piping 223
  18. The Realization of Number in Italian and Spanish 239
  19. Discourse Topic Constraints on Left Dislocated Subjects and CLLD Structures 255
  20. The Puzzle of Restrictive Relative Clauses with Conjoined DP Antecedents 267
  21. Definite Determiners in French and Spanish: Features and extraction 279
  22. Subject Index 293
  23. Name Index 297
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