Adjectival predicates in finite and non-finite clauses. Lyutikova, E. A. Voprosy Jazykoznanija, 2024.
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@article{lyutikova2024adektivnye711506893,
    author = {Lyutikova, Ekaterina A.},
    title = {Adjectival predicates in finite and non-finite clauses},
    journal = {Voprosy Jazykoznanija},
    year = {2024},
    number = {6},
    issn = {0373-658X},
    doi = {10.31857/0373-658X.2024.6.7-31},
    pages = {7--31},
    annote = {The paper explores the distribution of various adjectival predicates (short form adjectives, long form adjectives in the nominative or instrumental case and passive participles) in Russian finite and non-finite clauses. Two factors turn out to determine the availability of adjectival predicates: (i) the type of the subject (overt DP vs. A-trace vs. PRO) and (ii) the case feature of the subject (nominative vs. other cases). Crucially, adjectival predicates differ as to the licensing factors: short form adjectives require that their subject (overt DP, A-trace or PRO) be nominative whereas nominative long form adjectives are only licit if their subject is a nominative overt DP or an A-trace of a nominative DP, but not a (nominative) PRO. Including adjectival passive into this picture gives rise to further discrepancies: the long form of the passive participle cannot form a passive predicate of a finite clause but is licit as such a predicate in non-finite clauses. The paper provides a formal analysis of the distribution of adjectival predicates, which relies on the following assumptions: (i) the categorial contrast of short and long forms; (ii) the syntactically represented opposition of control and raising; and (iii) PRO’s ability to receive the case feature via case assignment by complementizer or case transmission from the controller.},
    language = {russian},
    keywords = {in Russian}
}

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