Aldaera sintaktikoak aditzaren fokalizazioan
ISSN: 1273-3830
Année de publication: 2009
Número: 13
Pages: 99-112
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Lapurdum: euskal ikerketen aldizkaria
Résumé
In this article we will discuss two syntactic mechanisms that only certain Basque dialects display in V-focalization contexts : (1) synthetic V-doubling and (2) insertion of dummy V egin. On the other hand, instances of dummy egin in contexts other than V-focalization, such as V(P)-topicalization, will also be considered, given the interesting fact that in such structures the use of egin is general across dialects, contrary to what occurs when V is focalized. Drawing from this difference, I will present an approach which seeks to shed some light on the reasons for the dialectal distribution of dummy egin and V-doubling in Basque.