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Subject clitics in nominal copular sentences: some insight from a North Eastern variety of Italian
In this paper we describe the distribution of subject clitics in nominal copular constructions in the Veneto variety of Este (Padova province). In nominal copular sentences in a pro-drop language like Italian, the copula always agrees with the subject of
Linda Badan, Paolo Lorusso
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One major difference between Chinese-type and German-type languages is that the former allows extensive types of argument drop, while the latter is quite limited beyond the existence of a null topic.
C. -T. James Huang, Barry C.-Y. Yang
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In Gradient Harmonic Grammar (Smolensky & Goldrick 2016), syntactic strength is considered an inherent property of linguistic items. In this paper, I propose that syntactic strength plays a crucial role in pro-drop and in other phenomena that have often ...
Irene Amato
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What the EPP and comp-trace effects have in common: Constraining silent elements at the edge
We focus here on the “classic” EPP, the requirement that certain subject positions be filled, and argue that characterizing it in terms of a syntactic movement-triggering feature is misguided. Specifically, we argue that, contrary to standard assumptions
Sandhya Sundaresan, Thomas McFadden
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A novel and robust approach for pro-drop language translation
A significant challenge for machine translation (MT) is the phenomena of dropped pronouns (DPs), where certain classes of pronouns are frequently dropped in the source language but should be retained in the target language.
Longyue Wang +6 more
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O Traço da Língua Materna na Interlíngua de Aprendizes de Inglês como Língua Estrangeira
Neste artigo, ressaltamos que a língua materna, de forma inevitável, deixa traços na interlíngua de aprendizes de idiomas estrangeiros. Baseamo-nos na observação de uma dificuldade de aprendizagem de estudantes brasileiros de inglês, à luz dos ...
Adja Balbino de Amorin Barbieri Durão +1 more
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ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is one of the most treatable forms of paediatric cancer; however, there is a substantial burden of treatment‐related toxicities (TRTs). In addition, the long‐term changes in children's health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) due to toxic treatments are not well understood.
Clare Ghows +19 more
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Whose foot is it? Pronominal Possessives in Pro-drop Languages: An Experimental Study
No presente artigo, apresentamos um estudo experimental (tarefa off-line de julgamento de aceitabilidade) realizado com falantes nativos de Finlandes, Italiano e Portugues Brasileiro, para investigar restricoes sintaticas impostas a relacao pronome ...
C. Rodrigues, Lena Dal Pozzo
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ABSTRACT A lethal round‐cell malignancy with an MN1::ZNF341 fusion has recently been reported in three infants. Here, we describe four further tumors, three in newborns (including monozygotic twins), and one in an adolescent. Detailed clinical, radiological, and histopathological data differentiate these tumors from their main mimics, neuroblastoma and
Thomas R. W. Oliver +25 more
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Referential Subject and Object Gaps in Modern Icelandic
This paper investigates the nature of subject and object gaps in coordinate structures in Modern Icelandic. Modern Icelandic is considered to be a semi-pro-drop language, since it generally licenses only generic null subjects; object gaps only occur in ...
Marianne Pouplier
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