As observed by Brasoveanu and Farkas (2016), indefiniteness is such a broad topic in
semantics and pragmatics that a simple definition cannot be reached in a few lines. One way …

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

In dialects of Apulia, Calabria and Sicily a restricted number of verbs, including
'stay/be','go','come'and 'want'embed finite complements, either bare or introduced by a. One …

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 …

This paper claims that “partitive” is a cover term for at least four types of syntactic
constructions and provides diagnostics to distinguish among (i) partitive structures …

Verbal Pseudo-Coordination (as in English'go and get') has been described for a number of
individual languages, but this is the first edited volume to emphasize this topic from a …

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 …

The present work constitutes an initial look at the use of tonna, an invariable form of tornare
'return', used as a relatively uncommon V1 in southern Italo-Romance pseudocoordination …

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 …

The present volume aims at contributing to the ongoing discussion on the relationship
between Italian and the Sicilian dialects, by updating it to the new communication dimension …