Icelandic Case-marked PRO and the licensing of lexical arguments
(1991) In Natural Language & Linguistic Theory 9. p.327-363- Abstract
- On the basis of evidence from Icelandic I argue that PRO can be both governed and case-marked, but crucially not properly governed. Lexical arguments must be both case-marked and properly head governed, and proper head government is a strictly local relation whereas case-marking is not. As the subiect position of PRO clauses is not properly head governed, it must not be lexicalized, irrespective of whether it is case-marked or not.
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- author
- Sigurðsson, Halldor Armann LU
- publishing date
- 1991
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- Natural Language & Linguistic Theory
- volume
- 9
- pages
- 327 - 363
- publisher
- Springer
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- scopus:0040201964
- ISSN
- 0167-806X
- language
- English
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