Definiteness in Balkan romance / Daniela Isac.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Isac, Daniela, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 86.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 86

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romanian language--Definiteness.

Romanian language.

Romanian language--Suffixes and prefixes.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Determiners.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

This text explores the micro-variation in the realization of definiteness across languages belonging to the Balkan Romance family: Romanian, Aromanian, Istro-Romanian and Megleno-Romanian. Daniela Isac offers a unified analysis of the different patterns observed, based on a post-syntactic spell-out rule.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

General preface

List of abbreviations

1 Introduction

1.1 Aim of the book

1.2 Main idea

2 Framework and theoretical assumptions

2.1 The architecture of the grammar

2.2 Features

2.2.1 Feature valuation

2.2.2 Movement

2.3 Syntax of the DP

2.3.1 NumP

2.3.2 The definite D

2.3.3 Two DP layers

2.3.4 Dext: cel

2.3.5 Periphery projections

2.3.6 Prepositions

2.3.7 Pre-nominal modifiers

2.3.8 Post-nominal modifiers

2.3.9 Cardinals

2.3.10 Quantifiers

2.3.11 Complements to nouns

2.3.12 Possessive pronouns

2.3.13 Demonstratives

3 Empirical focus and proposal

3.1 Patterns of definiteness

3.2 Proposal

3.3 Previous literature

4 Implementation of the proposal

4.1 Simple definite DPs

4.1.1 Simple definite DPs in non-prepositional contexts

4.1.2 Simple definite DPs as objects of accusative-assigning prepositions

4.1.3 Is this a Balkan phenomenon?

4.1.4 Accusative-assigning prepositions

4.1.5 The exceptional behaviour of the preposition 'with'

4.2 Definite DPs with demonstratives

4.2.1 Post-nominal demonstratives

4.2.2 Pre-nominal demonstratives

4.3 Definite DPs with post-N modifiers

4.4 Definite DPs with pre-N modifiers

4.5 Definite DPs with quantifiers

4.5.1 Definite DPs with strong quantifiers

4.5.2 Definite DPs with weak quantifiers

4.6 Definite DPs with cardinals

4.6.1 Nominal cardinals

4.6.2 Quantificational cardinals

4.6.3 Cardinals and high cel

4.6.4 Cardinals and low cel

4.7 Definite DPs with complements

4.8 Definite DPs with post-nominal possessive pronouns

4.9 Definite DPs with pre-nominal possessive pronouns

5 Conclusions

6 Appendix

6.1 Template tree(s)

6.2 The lexicon

6.2.1 Num heads

6.2.2 Determiners

6.2.3 Demonstratives

6.2.4 Cardinals

6.2.5 Adjectives.

6.2.6 Strong quantifiers

6.2.7 Weak quantifiers

6.2.8 Genitive affix: yes/no

6.2.9 The Poss head: null, de, or a

6.2.10 Possessive pronouns

6.2.11 Nouns

6.3 Romanian

6.4 Megleno-Romanian

6.5 Northern Istro-Romanian

6.6 Southern Istro-Romanian

6.7 Aromanian G

6.8 Aromanian P

6.9 Aromanian FA

6.10 Aromanian FG

References

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2024.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 7, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-189802-3

0-19-263520-4

OCLC:

1420136936