This introductory chapter provides background on the phenomena of Pseudo-Coordination
(PseCo) and Multiple Agreement Constructions (MACs) with the aim of familiarizing readers …

The grammatical category of mirativity refers to the linguistic expression of unexpectedness
or exceeded expectations (see Delancey 1997, 2001; Aikhenvald 2004, 2012; Peterson …

In the present thesis different configurations of Pseudo-Coordination are analysed. This is a
monoclausal syntactic construction, formed by two finite verbs with an optional connector a …

Most Sicilian dialects display a monoclausal construction with a functional verb (usually of
motion), followed by the linking element a and a lexical verb called Inflected Construction by …

In this paper, I discuss a periphrastic construction involving the verb go in Sicilian that is
used to express surprise and unexpectedness with respect to a past event. I show that the …

In this paper, we analyse Motion Verb Constructions (MVCs) in southern Italian dialects,
especially in Sicily and Apulia, which provide an ideal illustration of morphosyntactic …

Many languages of the world feature wh-exclamatives, and some of them also exhibit that-
configurations that can be used as root clauses expressing an exclamatory speech act; the …

Abstract We examine the Doubly Inflected Construction of Sicilian (DIC; Cardinaletti and
Giusti 2001, 2003; Cruschina 2013), in which a motion verb V1 from a restricted set is …

Sicilian dialects display an instance of verbal Pseudo-Coordination (V1 [TAM. Agr] a V2
[TAM. Agr]), here referred to as the Inflected Construction or IC (cf. Cardinaletti and Giusti …

This paper provides an overview of the different dimensions of variation found in the
Inflected Construction (IC)(cf. Cardinaletti and Giusti (2001, 2003)) arising with motion verbs …