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Icelandic Case-marked PRO and the licensing of lexical arguments

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Summary, in English

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.

Publishing year

1991

Language

English

Pages

327-363

Publication/Series

Natural Language & Linguistic Theory

Volume

9

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Languages and Literature

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0167-806X