Expletive Subject Clitics in Northern Italo-Romance

This article examines the syntax of subject clitics in northern Italian dialects. Statistical analysis is performed on a sample of 350 dialects to show that the co-variation between syntactic variables is significant. The variables under examination are the occurrence of subject clitics with non-dis...

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Published in:	Languages
Main Author:	Diego Pescarini
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Subjects:	syntax microvariation Italo-Romance clitics agreement null subjects
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/7/4/265

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