Abstract
This paper offers a formal analysis to so-called “leismo” (v. Fernández-Ordóñez 1993, 1999) from a microparametric perspective (v. Biberauer et al. 2010, Kayne 2000). Specifically, we argue that leismo is a case of accusative displacement. This process submits that an argument that is supposed to receive accusative obtains a different (oblique) Case. We also establish a direct connection between the dative preposition of Spanish differential objects and the dative Case behind leismo.
Translated title of the contribution | Morphosyntactic aspects of leismo. A formal analysis within a parametric theory of variation |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 1-29 |
Number of pages | 29 |
Journal | Quintú Quimün. Revista de lingüistica |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 28 Nov 2019 |