Null case and the distribution of PRO

Linguistic Inquiry

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 141-166

  Martin, Roger ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Binding theory; Eventive predicates; Government; Minimalism; Nonfinite clauses; Nonfinite tense; Null case; PRO; VP ellipsis

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842764017     PISSN: 00243892     EISSN: 00243892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/002438901554612     Document Type: Article

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