Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations, symbols and frequently used labels -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory -- 3. Methodological Considerations -- 4. Clausal Subjects in active clauses -- 5. Analysis of subjects in passive clauses -- 6. Analysis of subjects in copular clauses -- 7. Extraposition -- 8. Existentials -- 9. Conclusions and perspectives for syntactic models -- References -- Index -- Appendices