
The Syntax of Number, Person and Gender : A Theory of Phi-Features.
Title:
The Syntax of Number, Person and Gender : A Theory of Phi-Features.
Author:
Kerstens, Johan.
ISBN:
9783110869361
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (286 pages)
Series:
Linguistic Models ; v.18
Linguistic Models
Contents:
Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Preliminary Assumptions -- 1.1. Background: the Principles and Parameters framework -- Chapter 2: The Case System -- 2.0. Introduction -- 2.2. Case-selection -- 2.3. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Agreement -- 3.0. Introduction -- 3.1. Phi-features in pronouns -- 3.2. Phi-features in determiners -- 3.3. The structure of noun phrases -- 3.4. The nature of specifiers -- 3.5. The nature of nouns -- 3.6. A comparison with the DP-analysis -- 3.7. The lexical categories reconsidered -- 3.8. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4: Prenominal Adjectives -- 4.0. Introduction -- 4.1. The distribution of adjectives -- 4.2. The final schwa -- 4.3. Adjectival specifiers -- 4.4. Adjectival predicates -- 4.5. Adjectival arguments -- 4.6. More than one prenominal adjective -- 4.7. Deflected prenominal adjectives -- 4.8. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Numerals, Quantifiers, and other Prenominals -- 5.0. Introduction -- 5.2. The phi-features of quantifiers -- 5.3. Van die-constructions (or: paradigm-less van) -- 5.4. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Finite INFL -- 6.0. Introduction -- 6.2. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Non-finite INFL -- 7.0. Introduction -- 7.1. Infinitival verbs -- 7.2. Past participles (geVd) -- 7.3. The functional projection of traces -- 7.4. Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix A: On the nature of derived words -- 0. Introduction -- 1. Compounds -- 2. 'Small clause' verbs -- 3. Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix B: On the Interpretation of Tense -- 0. Introduction -- 1. Reichenbach's tense system -- 2. A syntactically based tense system -- 3. Sentences with more than one tense -- 4. Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix C: On the Representation of Verb Clusters -- 0. Introduction -- 1. The problem -- 2. The proposal -- 3. The facts -- 4. Some residual problems -- 5. Conclusion -- Notes -- References.
Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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