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A phase-theoretic approach to cliticization in Romance

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Abstract

This paper puts forward an analysis of cliticization within the framework of phases (cf. Chomsky 2000 et seq.). In particular, it is argued that object clitics in Romance A-move as XPs to the v*P phase edge, adhering to standard locality constraints (the Phase Impenetrability Condition). The proposal is explored in the context of clitic climbing (and “restructuring”), which is related here to the existence of defective domains where the relevant Probe (v*) fails to assign Case to the Goal (the clitic). Finally, the possibility that semantic effects are associated to climbing (cf. Uriagereka 2002) is also considered, in line with the interpretation triggered by displacement processes of the object shift sort (cf. Chomsky 2001).

Acknowledgements

Previous (and partial) versions of this paper were presented at the workshop Meeting Clitics (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2008), the Going Romance 23 (Radboud University Nijmegen, 2009), and the Colloquium on Generative Grammar 21 (Universidad de Sevilla, 2011), whose audiences I thank for questions and comments. I am indebted to Noam Chomsky, Mª Pilar Colomina, Francisco Ordóñez, Milan Rezac, Gemma Rigau, Ian G. Roberts, Francesc Roca, and Juan Uriagereka for questions and much on-going discussion. Thanks also to two anonymous reviewers for questions and comments. This research has been partially supported by grants from the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (FFI2014-56968-C4-2-P), and the Generalitat de Catalunya (2014SGR-1013). Usual disclaimers apply.

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