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In:Structuring Variation in Romance Linguistics and Beyond: In honour of Leonardo M. Savoia
Edited by Mirko Grimaldi, Rosangela Lai, Ludovico Franco and Benedetta Baldi
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 252] 2018
► pp. 73–84

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Chapter 4
Notes on infinitival relatives in Italian

 | Ca' Foscari University of Venice
 | University of Padova
Published online: 19 December 2018
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Here certain properties of Italian infinitival relatives will be discussed which to our knowledge have not been addressed in previous work on this topic (Napoli 1976; Cinque 1988: § 1.1.5; Bianchi 1991, 2007). In particular, we will point out a distinction between two ‘da + infinitive’ relative constructions and a difference between da infinitival relatives and infinitival relatives introduced by relative pronouns; furthermore, we will illustrate the bounded vs unbounded nature of relativization under restructuring, and the properties of restrictive vs non-restrictive infinitival relatives.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Nonrestrictive da infinitival relatives?
  • 3.Two da infinitival relatives in Italian
  • 4.A difference between the da + infinitive and the P cui/art. + qual‑ infinitive construction
  • 5.Another difference between the da + infinitive and the P cui/art. + qual‑ infinitive construction
  • 6.Are there subject infinitival relatives in Italian?
  • 7.Da infinitival relatives and restructuring
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
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