Traces, pro and Stress Shift in Brazilian Portuguese
This paper deals with the phonology-syntax interface by discussing the role of empty categories in the resolution of stress clash in Brazilian Portuguese. I argue that the stress clash in a V ec Adv environment can be resolved by retraction of the first stress if ec is a trace of movement, but not i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2003-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Portuguese Linguistics |
| Online Access: | http://jpl.letras.ulisboa.pt/articles/30 |