Object drop in imperatives and the status of imperative subjects.

The paper examines object drop in imperatives and argues that the null object in question undergoes movement to the left periphery. The paper also examines the position of overt imperative subjects, and argues that in some, but not all languages overt imperative subjects undergo movement to the left...

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Publicado en:Journal of Slavic Linguistics Vol. 33; pp. 1 - 17
Autor principal: Bošković, Željko
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Indiana University, Slavic Department 2025 Special Issue
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