Russian Infinitival Existential Constructions from an Hpsg Perspective
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Russian infinitival existential constructions have puzzled linguists for decades. An excellent critical evaluation of different approaches, as well as related references, can be found in (Apresjan and Iomdin 1989). It is not the goal of the present study, therefore, to review existing analyses. The focus will rather be on working out a plausible analysis of Russian infinitival existential constructions in the framework of Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG).
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