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Parasitic gaps and adverbial clauses1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Liliane Haegeman
Liliane Haegeman
Affiliation:
Katholieke Hogeschool, Tilburg
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This paper shows how the occurrence of parasitic gaps in preposed adverbial clauses and licensed by a subject trace can be used in determining the type of adjunction of such adverbial clauses. The sometimes very subtle grammaticality judgments are supported by some evidence from traditional grammars.

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Journal of Linguistics , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , September 1984 , pp. 229 - 232
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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