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Partitive case
SYNTAX: instance of inherent case.Partitive case is optionally assigned by unaccusative verbs, such as Italian arrivare, to a post-verbal subject, which is in fact the internal argument:
(i) E' arrivato Gianni is arrived Gianni 'Gianni arrived'According to Belletti (1988), partitive case can be assigned if no case (Nominative or Accusative) is assigned otherwise.
LIT. | Belletti, A. (1988) |