Determiners and Quantifiers Functions, Variation, and Change.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gianollo, Chiara
Autres auteurs: von Heusinger, Klaus, Napoli, Maria
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Boston : BRILL, 2021.
Collection:Syntax and Semantics Ser.
Sujets:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Determiners.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Quantifiers.
Reference (Linguistics)
Déterminants (Linguistique)
Quantificateurs (Linguistique)
Référence (Linguistique)
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Tables
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1. Reference and Quantification in Nominal Phrases: The Current Landscape and the Way Ahead (Gianollo, von Heusinger and Napoli)
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Interface Issues
  • 3. Reference and Quantification between Morphosyntax and Interpretation: Articles
  • 4. Reference and Quantification between Morphosyntax and Interpretation: Indefinites
  • 5. Reference and Quantification in Discourse
  • 6. Reference and Quantification in Diachrony
  • 7. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2. Definite Plural Generics in English: Evidence from De-adjectival Nominalization (Alexiadou)
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. D + Adj Combinations and Genericity
  • 3. The Syntax of Generic D + Adj Combinations
  • 3.1. Distinguishing between DPGs and BPs Structurally
  • 3.2. The Syntax of DPGs Involving Adjectives
  • 4. English vs. Romance DPs and Genericity
  • 5. Conclusion
  • Appendix: The Syntax of OE DP
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 3. Quantification and Classification in Romance Plural Indefinites: From Number to Seinsart? (Squartini)
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Quantification, Classification and Reference
  • 3. The Paradigmatic Opposition Singular vs Plural: Differences and Similarities in Romance
  • 3.1. French, Italian and Spanish
  • 3.2. Some Caveats: Semantics and Syntax
  • 3.3. Different "Partitive" Forms
  • 3.4. A Preliminary Sketch: Forms and Functions
  • 4. Romance Classifiers: Singulars and Plurals or Singulars Only?
  • 4.1. Herslund's Focus on Forms
  • 4.2. Spanish unos: A "Collective" Marker?
  • 4.3. Spanish unos and Italian dei: Classification and Referentiality
  • 4.4. Herslund's and Stark's Classificational Interpretations of Plurality
  • 5. The Multifarious Nature of Plurality
  • 5.1. The Interface between Cognition and Grammar
  • 5.2. Two Opposite Cognitive Patterns
  • 5.3. Cognitive Patterns vs Grammatical Expressions
  • 6. Can Number Be Independent from Seinsart? Crucial Data from Romance Varieties
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 4. Topics and the Interpretation of Referential Null Subjects (Leonetti)
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Preference for Topical Antecedents
  • 3. A Syntactic Condition on Topics?
  • 3.1. Frascarelli (2007, 2018): Licensing of NSs by an Aboutness Topic
  • 3.2. Against a Syntactic Approach
  • 4. The Interpretation of Referential Null Subjects: How Much Depends on Grammar?
  • 4.1. Conceptual Problems with the Notion of Topic
  • 4.2. Why a Pragmatic Approach Is To Be Preferred
  • 4.3. Definiteness
  • 5. Conclusions
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Chapter 5. Specificity and Questions of Specification (Onea)
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Erotetic Theory of Indefiniteness
  • 2.1. Three Phenomena and the Questions They Raise
  • 2.2. The Proposal

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