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