Ancient Greek and Early Vedic are pro-drop languages which allow for referential null objects. In this paper we give an overview of the various conditions under which null objects are licensed and compare their use in both languages. In Greek and Vedic null objects occur frequently in conjuncts, be it clauses or sentences. They are also attested with participles embedded into finite sentences. A third type is the syntactically unrestricted discourse conditioned null object, which is typically an anaphora. In Vedic, however, it can also be used kataphorically and with extratextual reference.
Definite referential null objects in Vedic Sanskrit and Ancient Greek
LURAGHI, SILVIA;
2012-01-01
Abstract
Ancient Greek and Early Vedic are pro-drop languages which allow for referential null objects. In this paper we give an overview of the various conditions under which null objects are licensed and compare their use in both languages. In Greek and Vedic null objects occur frequently in conjuncts, be it clauses or sentences. They are also attested with participles embedded into finite sentences. A third type is the syntactically unrestricted discourse conditioned null object, which is typically an anaphora. In Vedic, however, it can also be used kataphorically and with extratextual reference.File in questo prodotto:
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