Cinque's exploded IP in French

Rowlett, PA

Abstract

This paper focuses on the syntax of four subcategories of verb in French which are compatible with a following bare infinitive and which express various kinds of grammatical tense, mood, modality, aspect and voice, as well as such (more lexical?) notions as perception, causation and locomotion. The paper starts by cataloguing a number of properties that these verbs demonstrate, and outlines various traditional accounts. It then sketches recent proposals by Cinque (1999; 2006a) regarding functional clause structure. Finally, the article uses Cinque’s framework to account for the interaction between the four subcategories of verb, their ability to license clitic climbing, their behaviour with respect to voice, some specific properties of causative faire and the semantic subtleties of V1–V2 combinations.

Citation

Rowlett, P. (2007, February). Cinque's exploded IP in French. Presented at Romance Linguistics Seminar, Oxford

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: Romance Linguistics Seminar
• Conference Location: Oxford
• Start Date: Feb 15, 2007
• Deposit Date: Oct 4, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 4, 2010
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