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Noun phrases and nominalization in Basque : syntax and semantics /
This collective volume on nominal expressions in Basque, a language isolate with no known relatives, comprises original papers on the syntactic structure and the interpretation of both noun phrases and nominalization constructions - a traditionally neglected aspect of Basque linguistics. The minute...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Basque |
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Amsterdam/Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
2012.
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| Colección: | Linguistik aktuell ;
v. 187. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Noun Phrases and Nominalization in Basque; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Summary of the chapters; Part 1: DPs and quantification; Part 2: Nominal expressions and predicative configurations; Part 3: Clausal nominalizations; References; Part I. DPs and quantification; The DP Hypothesis in the grammar of Basque; 1. Preliminary remarks; 2. The DP Hypothesis applied to Basque; 2.1 Problems for the standard NP-analysis of Basque noun phrases; 2.2 Abney's original insights and Basque grammar.
- 2.3 Personal pronouns as determiners and proper names2.4 Other possible internal arguments?; 2.5 Quick assessment of the DP Hypothesis; 3. What does the NP/DP distinction do to Basque grammar?; 3.1 Vocatives; 3.2 The formation of complex predicates of the [NP + V] type; 3.3 Predicate nominals in Basque: A short overview; 3.4 The NP/DP distinction in Basque revisited; 4. Functional structure beyond D: On the syntax of Basque quantifiers; 4.1 The article in a functional position below D?; 4.2 Two types of quantifiers; 4.3 Number marking and further issues; 5. A note on doubly determined DPs.
- 6. ConclusionReferences; The way the definite determiner affects quantifiers in Basque (and beyond); 1. Introduction; 2. Quantification in Basque: Strong vs. weak quantifiers; 2.1 Co-occurrence with the definite D; 2.2 Existential sentences; 2.3 Presuppositionality; 3. Background: Is Generalized Quantifier Theory correct?; 3.1 Quantifiers and D in St'át'imcets (Matthewson 1998, 2001); 3.2 Problems with the assumption that the domain of Q-det is e; 4. Etxeberria & Giannakidou (2010): Domain restricting D as a modifier function.
- 4.1 D can restrict the domain in two ways: On the NP, or on the Q-det4.2 D-restriction can only happen once, and creates QPs, not DPs; 4.2.1 First incorrect alternative analysis: Strong Q-dets create DPs; 5. Partitives: Strongly interpreted weak quantifiers; 6. Contextual domain restriction and the strong-weak distinction; 7. Conclusions; References; An overview of Basque measure phrases; 1. Quantifiers in noun phrases; 1.1 Prenominal measure phrases; 1.2 Postnominal quantifier phrases; 2. Adjective degrees and measure; 2.1 Measurement of simple adjectives.
- 2.2 The "differential" in comparative constructions2.3 -AGO, -EGI and -EN (comparative, excessive and superlative); 2.4 What is the difference between simple adjective/adverb phrases and comparatives?; 2.5 Word order; 2.6 Gehiago 'more'; 2.7 A final note: Expressing measure and quantity together; 3. Conclusions; References; Number agreement in Basque; 1. Introduction: The phenomenon; 2. A previous view: Non-agreeing cases as masses; 3. Are non-agreeing quantifiers mass?; 4. The distributive character of non-agreeing quantifiers; 4.1 Distributive readings; 4.2 Predicate classes.