On the status of functional categories (heads and phrases)
Open Access
- 5 July 2022
- journal article
- Published by John Benjamins Publishing Company in Language and Linguistics
- p. 521-576
- https://doi.org/10.1075/lali.18.4.01cin
Abstract
In this article I would like to revisit one aspect of the structure of the functional sequence of the clause in light of certain recent developments, in particular Kayne’s (2016) proposal that all heads are necessarily silent. I will also discuss the possibility that (certain) silent heads may be endowed with single features that denote complex notions taking progressive aspect as a case in point.Keywords
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