Bare nominals in Brazilian Portuguese : an integral approach / Albert Wall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wall, Albert (Linguist), author.

Series:

Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 245.

Linguistik aktuell/Linguistics today ; volume 245

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Portuguese language--Brazil--Noun phrase.

Portuguese language.

Portuguese language--Noun phrase.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Noun phrase.

Brazil.

Physical Description:

xiv, 322 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2017]

Summary:

Over the last three decades, Brazilian Portuguese bare nominals have turned into a hot topic in the cross-linguistic study of nominal syntax and semantics. This is the first comprehensive, book-length treatment of the issue, covering both the long-standing discussion about the adequate analysis of these forms as well as the establishment of a solid empirical basis for future research. It goes further than previous accounts in also taking into consideration the phonetic-phonological dimension, showing the advantages of a more comprehensive account. The empirical section outlines an innovative approach in which different methods and data types are combined and focuses on the underresearched definite / specific / referential uses and interpretations of bare singulars. It also addresses the traditional topics in the study of bare nominals - genericity, the mass/count distinction, NP-internal plural agreement, the NP/DP distinction, and syntax-semantics-phonology interface questions - in the light of the new findings.

Contents:

1 Index of tables p. ix

2 Index of figures p. xi

3 List of abbreviations and remarks on glosses p. xiii

4 Acknowledgments p. xv

5 Chapter 1. Introduction p. 1

6 Chapter 2. The literature on Brazilian Portuguese bare nominals p. 53

7 Chapter 3. Article assimilation and bare nominals p. 105

8 Chapter 4. Definite/specific (and some generic) BSs in corpora p. 161

9 Chapter 5. Acceptability Judgment Tasks on generic and specific bare singulars p. 203

10 Chapter 6. Towards an integral approach p. 249

11 Bibliography p. 301

12 Author index p. 315

13 Subject index p. 317.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Wall, Albert, (Linguist) author. Bare nominals in Brazilian Portuguese.

ISBN:

9789027257284

9027257280

OCLC:

995766787