Null objects/full pronouns and topicality in brazilian portuguese

It is a well-known fact that Brazilian Portuguese (BP) allows null objects whose antecedents are inanimate. However, there are certain sentences that seem to defy this generalization. These sentences also allow full pronouns in the position of the object. In the present work, I argue that the gap in...

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Main Author: Sonia Maria Lazzarini Cyrino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós-graduação em Linguística 2019-04-01
Series:Fórum Linguístico
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/forum/article/view/58789