Noun phrases in article-less languages : Uzbek and beyond / Lola Türker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Türker, Lola, author.

Series:

Linguistik aktuell ; Volume 253.

Linguistik aktuell/Linguistics today ; Volume 253

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uzbek language--Noun phrase.

Uzbek language.

Uzbek language--Article.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Article.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages).

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2019.

Summary:

This book is a theoretically oriented, comparative study of noun phrases and their semantic and morpho-syntactic properties. This is the first study that provides a comprehensive analysis of the nominal structure in Uzbek, and compares it with corresponding structures in other article and article-less languages. Uzbek nominals represent a fertile ground to test the universality of the DP hypothesis and to make an insightful contribution to an ongoing debate about the functional architecture of the nominal domain in languages with and without articles. The study shows that the ordering of various nominal suffixes in Uzbek reflects a rich functional structure, involving not only DP but also KP. The work also discusses elements such as determiners, demonstratives, quantifiers and adjectives, and positioning of these elements within the nominal domain. This study is especially useful for researchers interested in theoretical linguistics, comparative syntax and typology.

Contents:

List of tables

List of abbreviations

Preface

1. Introduction

2. Perspectives on the DP-hypothesis

3. Determiners within the DP

4. Functional projections within the nominal domain

5. Conclusion

References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789027262899

9027262896