Clefts and their relatives / Matthew Reeve.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reeve, Matthew.

Series:

Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 185.

Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today, 0166-0829 ; v. 185

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Sentences.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Clauses.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cleft constructions have long presented an analytical challenge for syntactic theory. This monograph argues that clefts and related constructions cannot be analysed in a straightforwardly compositional manner. Instead, it proposes that the locality conditions on modification (for example by a restrictive relative clause) must be reformulated such that they account for the apparent compositionality of DP-internal modification whilst also permitting 'discontinuous' modification of the type which is independently needed for constructions such as relative clause extraposition. The empirical focus

Contents:

Introduction

The syntax of English clefts

Clefts and the licensing of relative clauses

Clefts in Slavonic languages

The syntax of specificational sentences

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613653833

9781280676901

1280676906

9789027274601

9027274606

OCLC:

794328706