Abstract

Abstract This essay deals with language typology and comparative syntax within the Minimalist program of Chomsky ( 1995). Taking both a synchronic and a diachronic perspective, it examines aspects of the syntax of verbs in two Balkan languages with close syntactic ties, Bulgarian (Big) and Greek (Ork). For Rivero (1994a), Big and standard Modern Greek (MGrk) display similar clause structures. The two languages, however, differ considerably as to verb position, with citation forms for Perfect Tenses already showing a clear contrast.

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