Summary Details
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Inflected infinitives in European Portuguese
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| Author: | Marcello Modesto | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
| Linguistic LingField(s): |
Syntax
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| Summary: |
Regarding Query: http://linguistlist.org/issues/17/17-3450.html#1
Here is the summary of replies I received for my recent query on infl. infinitives. Many many thanks to those who replied. (i) Eu convenci os meninos a tomar / tomarem banho. I convinced the kids to.take / to.take-3pl bath both ok: 6 preference for infl. inf: 0 preference for non-infl. inf: 2 (ii) Eu fiz os meninos tomar / tomarem banho. I made the kids to.take / to.take-3pl bath both ok: 1 preference for infl. inf: 2 preference for non-infl. inf: 4 (iii) Mande os meninos entrar / entrarem. Let the kids to.walk-in / to.walk-in-3pl both ok: 3 preference for infl. inf: 0 preference for non-infl. inf: 5 (iv) N��s emagrecemos depois de ficar / ficarmos semanas no hospital. We lost weight after of to.stay / to.stay-1pl weeks in.the hospital both ok: 3 preference for infl. inf: 5 preference for non-infl. inf: 0 (v) N��s emagrecemos depois de ficar / ficarmos doentes por uma semana. We lost weight after of to.stay / to.stay-1pl sick for one week both ok: 3 preference for infl. inf: 5 preference for non-infl. inf: 0 (vi) N��s ficamos felizes depois de nos ver / vermos na TV. We got happy after of 1pl-cl to.see / to.see1pl on TV both ok: 2 preference for infl. inf: 6 preference for non-infl. inf: 0 (vii) N��s ficamos tristes depois de ser / sermos despedidos. We got sad after of to.be / to.be-3pl fired both ok: 2 preference for infl. inf: 6 preference for non-infl. inf: 0 |
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| LL Issue: | 17.3535 | |
| Date Posted: | 29-Nov-2006 | |
| Original Query: | Read original query | |
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