Download or read book Portuguese Syntax written by João Costa and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of previously unpublished articles focusing on the following aspects of Portuguese syntax: clause structure, clitic placement, word order variation, pronominal system, verb movement, quantification, and distribution of particles. The articles are written within the principles and parameters framework and contrast Portuguese with other Romance languages.