Agreement and interpretation of partitive constructions in Spanish: The dual nature of nominal features.

This paper analyzes the role of the interaction between syntax and semantics in determining the mixed agreement patterns shown by Spanish partitive constructions when they appear as subjects. These patterns follow straightforwardly from the dual nature of nominal features (concord and index features...

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Published in:	Probus: International Journal of Latin & Romance Linguistics Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 355 - 396
Main Authors:	Pérez-Jiménez, Isabel, Demonte, Violeta
Format:	Article
Published:	De Gruyter Aug2017
Subjects:	Spanish language ability testing Partitives (Grammar) Comparative linguistics Communication & society Syntax (Grammar)
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