The Higher Functional Field
Author: Cecilia Poletto
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2000-03-09
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 0198030584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work investigates the syntax of the higher portion of the functional structure of the clause using comparative data from hundreds of Northern Italian dialects. The area contains dialects that are different in most ways yet homogenous syntactically, making it an ideal ground for analyzing micro-variations in syntax. The book sheds new light on debated problems such as subject-clitic inversion, verb movement and subject positions, and the structure of the higher functional phrases.