Infinitival complements in Serbian - A generative approach
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to account for the distribution of PRO (unexpressed subject of infinitival structures) in Serbian infinitival structures, namely infinitives and subjunctive-like da-complements, within the framework of generative grammar. Landau’s (1999) and (2004) proposals are adopted. Obligatory Control is an instance of the operation Agree of Chomsky (1998). Derivation proceeds via phases. Agree involves feature matching, checking and deletion through the interaction of Tense and Agreement features specified on the local environment, namely I and C, of the embedded subject by selection. Selection is local, mediated by C. Two types of infi nitives and subjunctives are observed in Serbian: untensed and tensed.
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2012-06-30
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