Acknowledgments

This book has been a long journey. I didn’t even know what the destination was when I started it. I learned a lot by writing these pages, not only about language, but mostly about myself. I needed patience, perseverance, and passion, but most of all the help of other people. I would like to thank everyone who supported me along the way. I thank Fabian Heck, Anna Cardinaletti, Gereon Müller, and Barbara Stiebels for their scientific advice, for sharing their knowledge, and for believing in me. Thanks to all other members of the Institut für Linguistik of Universität Leipzig that have come and gone over my six years there. Special thanks go to my fellow adventurers: Mike Berger, Christine Marquardt, Hyunjung Lee, Savio Meyase, and Marie-Luise Schwarzer. For their linguistic judgments, I thank Roberta D’Alessandro, Lucia Molinu, Chiara Benetti, Francesca Nocchi, Tania Cortopassi, Clio Antongiovanni, Cora Antongiovanni, and Flavia Lari. For everything else that doesn’t fit in a book, I thank Alessandro and my family: Michele, Roberto, Angela, and everyone who came before us.