| In more prestigious varieties of Spanish, the clitic and object noun phrase are in complementary distribution. |
| Moreover, de is not truly a clitic because, unlike clitics, it is not attached to the beginning or end of a phrase or clause. |
| The parameter of choosiness vs. promiscuity is crucial in differentiating the categories of word, affix, and clitic. |
| Granted, there is a possibility that the clitic forms had not yet evolved 200 years ago. |
| There is in fact a bit of evidence for this analysis, instead of a more complicated one wherein these words are some form of clitic. |
| Moreover, clitic climbing is also prohibited in ru', 'i' H, and gi' constructions. |
