This paper examines in detail the thematic and syntactic properties of a set of (non-)restructuringstructures in Germanic, Romance and Basque. Based on the comparison of these structures, I propose a finegrainedclassification of (non-)restructuring constructions that include Functional Restructuring, Semi-Lexical Restructuring, Lexical Restructuring and Non-Restructuring constructions. The four types involvecomplements of different underlying structures (VPs, vPs or even as large as NegP/TPs). The results of theanalysis argue against Cinque’s (2005) hypothesis that all restructuring verbs are exclusively functional, andcontradicts Wurmbrand’s (1999) claim that, within the mixed class of restructuring verbs, modals must beraising verbs.

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Irene Balza,.On the functional vs. lexical nature of restructuring heads: evidence for a fine-grained classification of restructuring modals. XIV (1),.

Irene Balza,"On the functional vs. lexical nature of restructuring heads: evidence for a fine-grained classification of restructuring modals" XIV

Irene Balza,"On the functional vs. lexical nature of restructuring heads: evidence for a fine-grained classification of restructuring modals"