The open handbook of (in)definiteness : a hitchhiker's guide to interpreting bare arguments / edited by Veneeta Dayal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dayal, Veneeta, editor.

Series:

Open handbooks in linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Definiteness (Linguistics).

Grammar, Comparative and general--Noun phrase.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2026]

Summary:

"A hands-on guide for investigating the meaning of noun phrases, designed to be accessible to those without a background in formal semantics, and a resource for semanticists interested in language variation"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introducing the hitchhiker’s guide to (in)definiteness / Veneeta Dayal

A guide to some semantic concepts / Veneeta Dayal

The (in)definiteness questionnaire / Veneeta Dayal

A case study on (in)definiteness in Cabo Verdean Creole / Marlyse Baptista and Veneeta Dayal

A case study on (in)definiteness in Cuzco Quechua / Liliana Sánchez, Janett Vengoa de Orós, and Veneeta Dayal

A case study on (in)definiteness in Hiaki / Heidi Harley, Maria Flores Leyva, and Veneeta Dayal

A case study on (in)definiteness in Indonesian / Daniel Kaufman, Gita Martohardjono, and Veneeta Dayal

A case study on (in)definiteness in Korean / Sea Hee Choi, James Yoon, and Veneeta Dayal

A case study on (in)definiteness in Russian / Anita Soloveva, Maria Polinsky, and Veneeta Dayal

A case study on (in)definiteness in Xhosa / Vicki Carstens, Loyiso Mletshe, and Veneeta Dayal

A new emerging picture of (in)definiteness / Veneeta Dayal

A textured approach to (in)definiteness across languages / Veneeta Dayal

Cabo Verdean Creole and Mandinka DPs : a comparative analysis / Marlyse Baptista and Ousmane Cisse

Is the Cuzco Quechua plural marker -kuna optional? / Liliana Sánchez and Janett Vengoa de Orós

Reflections on probing (in)definiteness in an endangered language / Heidi Harley

Definiteness marking in Austronesian : an overview / Daniel Kaufman

Factors that influence the use of the plural marker tul in Korean / Sea Hee Choi and James Yoon

Split-scope definites in Russian / Anita Soloveva

Extraction and the syntax of Xhosa nominal expressions / Vicki Carstens

The end of this journey / Veneeta Dayal.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (MIT Press Direct, viewed June 22, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Open handbook of (in)definiteness

ISBN:

9780262052801

0262052806

9780262052818

0262052814

OCLC:

1559283301

Access Restriction:

Some versions: Open access versions available from some providers open access