Nominal phrases from a Scandinavian perspective / Marit Julien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Julien, Marit.

Series:

Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 87.

Linguistik aktuell, 0166-0829 = Linguistics today ; v. 87

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scandinavian languages--Nominals.

Scandinavian languages.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Nominals.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 348 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This monograph presents a new model of the internal syntax of nominal phrases. The model is mainly based on Scandinavian, since with the wide range of variation that Scandinavian displays in the nominal domain, despite the close genetic relationship between the different varieties, Scandinavian is particularly well-suited for explorations into nominal syntax. Among the topics covered are the basic syntactic structure of nominal phrases, definiteness, adjective phrases, possessors, relative clauses, and nominal predicates. The model is however meant to be a tool for analysing the nominal phrase.

Contents:

Nominal Phrases from a Scandinavian Perspective

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

1. THE SYNTACTIC STRUCTURE OF THE DP

1.1 Introduction

1.2 The basic syntactic structure of the DP

1.3 The identification of D

1.4 Indefinite DPs

1.5 Summary

2. DEFINITE DPS

2.1 Introduction

2.2 'Double definiteness'

2.3 On D and n

2.4. Adjectival inflection

2.5 Definite DPs in Icelandic

2.6 Definite DPs in Northern Swedish

2.7 Danish, including West Jutlandic

2.8 Nouns that resist nominal inflection

2.9 Summary

3. DETERMINERS AND RELATIVE CLAUSES

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Determiners in relative clause constructions

3.3 Towards an analysis

3.4 Some consequences

3.5 Summary

4. DEMONSTRATIVES AND STRONG QUANTIFIERS

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Demonstratives

4.3 Pronouns, demonstratives and determiners

4.4 Strong quantifiers

4.5 Summary

5. POSTNOMINAL POSSESSORS

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Postnominal possessors in Scandinavian DPs

5.3 Possessive PPs

5.4 Postnominal possessors with genitive case

5.5 Postnominal pronominal possessors

5.6 The possessive pronoun and proper name construction

5.7 Coordination of postnominal possessors

5.8 Inalienable possession

5.9 The DP level

5.10 Summary

6. PRENOMINAL POSSESSORS

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Prenominal possessors in Scandinavian DPs

6.3 Prenominal possessive pronouns

6.4 The prenominal possessor doubling construction

6.5 The possessive -s

6.6 Pseudopossessors

6.7 The definiteness of possessed nominal phrases

6.8 Summary

7. PREDICATES AND ARGUMENTS

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Bare singular nominals

7.3 Tests for predicatehood

7.4 The size of predicate nominals

7.5 Summary

8. SOME CROSSLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVES

8.1 Introduction.

8.2 Variation in spellout

8.3 Variation in movement

8.4 Variation in possessor licensing

8.5 Concluding remarks

REFERENCES

LANGUAGE INDEX

SUBJECT INDEX

The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-337) and index.

ISBN:

9786612156410

9781282156418

1282156411

9789027294128

9027294127

OCLC:

191934789