The syntax and semantics of preverbal topical phrases in Spanish

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. I. Structure and interpretation of the Determiner Phrase
5. Adjective position and the interpretation of indefinites 17
6. Issues in the syntax of DP in Romance and Germanic 39
7. The syntax and semantics of preverbal topical phrases in Spanish 65
8. II. Clitics
9. On the doubling of overt operators 85
10. Interface conditions and the semantics of argument clitics 107
11. Adverbial weak pronouns: Derivation and interpretation 143
12. Universal constraints on ‘superfluous’ elements: The case of Galician ‘Arb Che’ 175
13. Clitic-doubling and the acquisition of agreement in Spanish 193
14. III. Verbal and temporal properties, and the structure of the clause
15. The causee and the theory of bare phrase structure 221
16. Temporal modification, the 24-hour rule and the location of reference time 243
17. Ergative patterning in Spanish 271
18. Morphological underspecification and overt subjects in child Catalan and Spanish 291
19. Verbless derivations in historical syntax: A case study of Northwestern Iberian languages 309
20. Subject index 347
21. Language Index 353
22. Contributors 355