Revisiting locality: Two case studies from Italian

Davide Mocci; Matteo Greco; Andrea Moro

Revisiting locality: Two case studies from Italian

Mocci, Davide ^[1] ; Greco, Matteo ^[2] ; Moro, Andrea ^[2]
1. [1] University of Cagliari
  
  University of Cagliari
  
  Cagliari, Italia
2. [2] Istituto Universitario Di Studi Superiori Di Pavia
  
  Istituto Universitario Di Studi Superiori Di Pavia
  
  Pavía, Italia
Localización: Isogloss: Open Journal of Romance Linguistics, ISSN-e 2385-4138, Vol. 12, Vol. 2, 2026 (Ejemplar dedicado a: RLLT24, Selected papers from Going Romance 37, University of Nijmegen)
Idioma: inglés
DOI: 10.5565/rev/isogloss.533
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- In the generative tradition, the conditions on subextraction (i.e., the extraction from a phrase XP) have been captured by either one of the following incompatible formulations: (i) a formulation based on the notion of phase (the PIC, i.e., the Phase Impenetrability Condition); (ii) a formulation based on the notion of selection and on the configuration in which XP occurs (the subjacency condition). We provide two empirical case studies, both focused on Italian, to test the predictions of formulations (i)-(ii): inverse copular sentences and the complement of quality. Our main finding is that subextraction is naturally accounted for by the subjacency condition, not by the PIC. In this way, this study brings fresh empirical evidence to bear on the role of phases in the theory of locality.
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