Remarks on Finite Control and Hyper-Raising in Brazilian Portuguese

In this reply I examine Modesto’s (2011) claim that null subjects in Brazilian Portuguese (BP) are not controlled and are not derived by movement. I show that the critique has a considerable number of misconceptions, misunderstandings and misrepresentations that prevent a proper evaluation of moveme...

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Main Author: Jairo Nunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Library of Humanities 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Portuguese Linguistics
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Online Access:https://jpl.letras.ulisboa.pt/articles/196