Syntactic Change in Medieval French

A study of synchronic and diachronic syntax of finite clauses in Medieval French from a generative point of view. Two features of Old French, the verb-second co... » 

A study of synchronic and diachronic syntax of finite clauses in Medieval French from a generative point of view. Two features of Old French, the verb-second constraint and limited distribution of null subjects, are followed through the Middle French period and areas of controversy are explored. «