UCL Working Papers in Linguistics 12 (2000)
Clitic doubling in Modern Greek: a head-complement relation
DIMITRA PAPANGELI
The hypothesis presented in this paper, namely that in clitic doubling
constructions the clitic selects for a DP-complement in Syntax, is motivated by
the need to explain the thematic problem raised in such constructions: Two
elements, the clitic and its double, compete for the same theta-role. It will
be argued that, in languages with an overt case affix on nouns, the clitic and
its double may start out in a head-complement relation. The clitic may also be
coreferential with a phrase in an adjunct position. In this case, though, the
relation between the clitic and the double is one of coreference, established
outside the module of Syntax.
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