Hypercomplex Inversion and the Status of Expletive Pronouns

Richard S. Kayne

doi:10.1515/probus-2022-0014

Hypercomplex Inversion and the Status of Expletive Pronouns

Richard S. Kayne

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Abstract

French hypercomplex inversion can be used as a probe into the question whether or not the language faculty countenances the existence of true expletive pronouns, i.e. pronouns that make no interpretive contribution of any kind. The conclusion is that there are no expletive pronouns (in any language) in the strict sense of the term.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	127-149
Number of pages	23
Journal	Probus
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/probus-2022-0014
State	Published - May 1 2023

Keywords

French
agreement
causer
expletive
hypercomplex
inversion
pronoun

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Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language

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