The syntax and semantics of noun phrases / edited by M. Coene, Yves D'hulst.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coene, M.

Hulst, Yves d'

Series:

From NP to DP ; v.1

Linguistik aktuell, 0166-0829 = Linguistics today ; v. 55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generative grammar.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Noun phrase.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

359 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : J. Benjamins Pub., 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first of a two-volume selection of refereed and revised papers, originally presented at the international conference From NP to DP at the University of Antwerp. The papers address issues in the syntax and semantics of the noun phrase, in particular the so-called DP-hypothesis which takes noun phrases to be headed by a functional head D(eterminer). The major concerns can be grouped around 3 subthemes: the internal syntax of noun phrases, the syntax and semantics of bare nouns and indefinites and the expression of measurement in noun phrases. The wealth of data coming from over 40 different languages combined with a thorough introduction to the current issues in the field of NPs/DPs and some alternative syntactic and semantic analyses, provide a comprehensive reference work from both a descriptive and a theoretical point of view. The second volume is concerned exclusively with the expression of possession in noun phrases.

Contents:

From NP to DP

Editorial page

Title page

LCC page

Contents

Introduction: The syntax and semantics of noun phrases - Theoretical background

Case studies

References

Chapter 1. Determiner Phrases in Old and Modern French

Conclusion

Notes

Chapter 2. On pro-nouns and other ''pronouns''

Chapter 3. Modification in the Balkan nominal expression

Problems and conclusions

Chapter 4. Subnominal empty categories as subordinate topics

Chapter 5. 'Transparent' free relatives as a special instance of 'standard' free relatives

Acknowledgements

Chapter 6. Resolving number ambiguities in Sakha

Concluding remarks

Chapter 7. Weak indefinites

Chapter 8. Predicate-argument mismatches and the Adjectival Theory of indefinites

Chapter 9. Determinerless nouns

Chapter 10. A Russellian interpretation of measure nouns

Chapter 11. Generalizing over quantitative and qualitative constructions

Chapter 12. On three types of movement within the Dutch nominal domain

Chapter 13. Semi-lexical nouns, classifiers, and the interpretation(s) of the pseudopartitive construction

Conclusions

Index of languages

Index of subjects

The series LINGUISTIK AKTUELL/LINGUISTICS TODAY.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612161278

9781282161276

128216127X

9789027296566

9027296561

OCLC:

56119210