Complementizer functional sequence: the contribution of Italo-Romance (original) (raw)

Formal Approaches to Romance Morphosyntax, 2020

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the realization of complementizers in different Romance languages. We show that some Italo-Romance varieties exhibit two forms of complementizers, which select for indicative versus subjunctive embedded clauses. We show that the constraints on the licensing of these two complementizers are determined by properties of the matrix selecting predicate. While all embedding verbs have a sentient feature, only verbs embedding subjunctive clauses also exhibit an emotive feature. We propose that in French and standard Italian, the same verbs select for the same complementizers. However, in these languages, ‘indicative’ and ‘subjunctive’ complementizers are syncretic.

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