The Clausal structure of spanish: A comparative study

This study explores a number of issues involving the clausal structure of Romance with special emphasis on Spanish. The most important theoretical foundation of the study is Kayne's (1994) antisymmetry proposal, and the relation of hierarchy to linear order found there directly informs Chapters 2 to 4. The analyses in these chapters are not only made possible by the theoretical tools of Kayne (1994). The results also provide support for that proposal. Specifically, the study shows that analyses compatible with antisymmetry provide superior empirical coverage to traditional ones that make use of mechanisms barred by Kayne's proposal.