Essays, seven of which were previously published in various sources, 1986-1997.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 340]-356) and indexes.
Introduction -- Null objects in Italian and the theory of pro -- Three issues in Romance dialectology -- Some notes on Romance cliticization -- On chain formation -- On the anaphor-agreement effect -- Argument/adjunct (a)symmetries -- Direct perception, government, and thematic sharing -- Residual verb second and the wh criterion -- The fine structure of the left periphery -- Early null subjects and root null subjects -- Some notes on linguistic theory and language development : the case of root infinitives.