A Note on an ECM asymmetry in Spanish

This paper discusses an asymmetry in Spanish ECM structures whereby NP passivization improves if the embedded clause is a non-infinitive. The facts are accounted for by assuming that structural Case can only be assigned once within a relevant domain (a phase; cf. Chomsky 2000, 2001). This raises non...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Castillo Ros, Lorena
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:183567
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/183567
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/isogloss.67
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Case theory
Case competition
ECM
Phase
Spanish
Descrição
Resumo:This paper discusses an asymmetry in Spanish ECM structures whereby NP passivization improves if the embedded clause is a non-infinitive. The facts are accounted for by assuming that structural Case can only be assigned once within a relevant domain (a phase; cf. Chomsky 2000, 2001). This raises non-trivial questions about Case competition and Case resistance facts, opening new perspectives on the study of the Case/agreement systems and their parametric variation.