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Null Subject Parameter in Romance Languages by Sergio De Moura Menuzzi is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This chapter revisits the null subject parameter (NSP) within the Minimalist Program, analyzing the transition of Dominican Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese from null subject languages to potentially overt subject languages. It discusses the properties associated with NSP, including licensing and identification of null subjects, and examines how changes in lexical entries for inflection contribute to this shift. The chapter highlights the differences between the two varieties and their evolving grammatical

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Sergio De Moura Menuzzi

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