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Battye, Adrian – 1989
An examination of some surface differences between quantifier phrases (QP) in standard Italian, Genoese dialect, and French is reported. The analysis makes specific reference to the distribution of empty noun phrase and adjectival phrase categories in SpecN, and uses the concept of inflectional rules. Although details have not yet been worked out,…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, French, Italian
