Plain and Conjugated Infinitives
Abstract Traditionally, infinitiveand nonfinitehave referred to some verbal form without subject (especially person) agreement (Agr). The four case studies in this chapter present problems for that definition. Phrasing the problem loosely, PRO transmits (Agr) features obligatorily in Modern Greek, o...
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Oxford University PressOxford
2002
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198299608.003.0005 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52234590/isbn-9780198299608-book-part-5.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract Traditionally, infinitiveand nonfinitehave referred to some verbal form without subject (especially person) agreement (Agr). The four case studies in this chapter present problems for that definition. Phrasing the problem loosely, PRO transmits (Agr) features obligatorily in Modern Greek, only when assigned absolutive case in West Greenlandic (Chapter 5), and never in Portuguese, Hungarian, or Welsh core subject control structures. The question is: what, if anything, do these have in common to warrant generalizing nonfiniteto constructions that are patently finite in the traditional sense? |
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