Vortragende(r) | Roland Hinterhölzl |
Institution(en) | Università Ca' Foscari Venezia |
Datum | 01.02.2024, 14:00 - 15:30 Uhr |
Uhrzeit | 14:00 Uhr |
Ort | ZAS, Pariser Str. 1, 10719 Berlin; Room: 0.32 (Ground floor) |
The present paper proposes an alternative analysis of so-called expletive es in German. It is argued that es is a demonstrative pronoun with a weak definite interpretation that binds a situation argument and as such serves to anchor the utterance in the context.