On word order and case in Old Italian past participle constructions
Egerland, Verner (Lund University (Suècia))

Data:	2022
Resum:	While in Modern Italian, V1 is mandatory in absolute constructions, no such restriction is operative in Old Italian. On the surface, such a fact could be interpreted as a sign of residual V-to-Comp movement in Modern Italian. However, it is not: In Old Italian, participles targeted a position lower than Comp and, hence, the V1 pattern of Modern Italian is an innovation rather than a residue from the earlier stage. The difference between the two grammars lies in the interaction of independent properties of Old Italian and Modern Italian: First, in Old Italian, two arguments can be case licensed because of the presence of a Tense Phrase in the participle clause. In Modern Italian, where no Tense Phrase is projected, nominative can only be licensed by focus as an instance of default case assignment. Second, a general change relating to information structure has as its consequence that a focused argument is realized post-verbally in Modern Italian, which explains the obligatory V1 pattern.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Old italian ; V1 ; Participle ; Gerund ; Default case
Publicat a:	Isogloss, Vol. 8 Núm. 3 (2022) , p. 1-20 (Articles) , ISSN 2385-4138

Adreça original: https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/v8-n3-egerland
DOI: 10.5565/rev/isogloss.195

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