Pronouns, clitics and empty nouns : 'pronominality' and licensing in syntax / Phoevos Panagiotidis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Panagiotidis, Phoevos.

Series:

Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 46.

Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today, 0166-0829 ; v. 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Pronominals.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Noun.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Clitics.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Two issues little discussed in the generative literature are the internal structure of pronouns and what it is in Syntax that triggers pronominal reference. This monograph treats these two topics in detail and investigates whether pronominal (strong, weak and clitic pronouns) and related elliptical expressions can be given a unified syntactic representation. The answer, derived from a wealth of cross-linguistic evidence, is largely affirmative: pronominals include a semantically empty noun as part of their internal structure. The case of null subjects in 'pro-drop' languages is also examined and it is argued that they are not empty pronominal categories but, rather, the reflex of a 'verbal determiner'. Finally, using the internal structure of pronouns as a sort of 'litmus paper', the book explores the relationship between functional and lexical heads as well as the notions of selection and licensing in syntax, and offers new insights into the categorial status of functional categories.

Contents:

Pronouns, Clitics and Empty Nouns

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Table of contents

Foreword

Introduction: Pronouns in syntax

Chapter 1: On the complex structure of pronouns

Chapter 2: Pronominal nouns beyond pronouns

Chapter 3: On the nature of empty nouns

Chapter 4: Pro and empty pronouns

Chapter 5: Licensing and the categorial features of functional categories

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Essex, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-207) and index.

ISBN:

9786612162022

9781282162020

1282162020

9789027297594

9027297592

OCLC:

70769255