Null Bare Singular Subjects in Brazilian Portuguese: Topic Drop, not Argument Ellipsis

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  • Ezekiel Panitz Universidade de São Paulo

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Brazilian Portuguese, bare singular subjects, topic drop, argument ellipsis

Resumo

Brazilian Portuguese allows argument drop of bare singular subjects, a fact that has previously gone unobserved. This squib examines the status of argument-dropped bare singular subjects. Two possibilities are considered: (i) argument-dropped bare singular subjects are generated via argument ellipsis; (ii) argument-dropped bare singular subjects are generated via topic drop. It is argued that argument-dropped bare singular subjects in BP are generated under topic drop, not argument ellipsis.

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22.05.2023