The Internal Structure Of Personal Pronouns

Author : Danniel Carvalho
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781527507487

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The Internal Structure of Personal Pronouns by Danniel Carvalho Pdf

This book explores the internal structure of personal pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese, with a special emphasis on the first-person singular, which exhibits severe syncretism in this language. This study is an investigation into the formative features of pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese and their relationship with the phenomenon of syncretism. Empirically, this book provides a description of the internal structure of personal pronouns in Brazilian Portuguese, showing that the traditional phi-features used to construct a pronoun (person, number, gender, and case) are actually categories which encompass more elemental features which define the content and the shape of a pronoun. It shows that more elementary component structures of the person, number, gender and case categories are able to satisfactorily describe the pronoun system in Brazilian Portuguese, meaning that different pronouns (and their syntactic roles) may be described based on their inner composition. In terms of theory, this book defines which elementary formative features form a pronoun, how these features are composed, and what the syntactic consequences are.

Author : Alain Rouveret
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781351622196

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Aspects of Grammatical Architecture by Alain Rouveret Pdf

This volume collects eleven papers written between 1991 and 2016, some of them unpublished, which explore various aspects of the architecture of grammar in a minimalist perspective. The phenomena that are brought to bear on the architectural issue come from a range of languages, among them French, European Portuguese, Welsh, German and English, and include clitic placement, expletive pronouns, resumption, causative structures, copulative and existential constructions, VP ellipsis, as well as the distinction between the SVO, VSO and V2 linguistic types. This book sheds a new light on the division of labor between components and paves the way for further research on grammatical architecture.

Author : D. N. Shankara Bhat
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199269129

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Pronouns by D. N. Shankara Bhat Pdf

On the basis of a cross-linguistic study of over 250 languages, this book brings to light several fascinating characteristics of pronouns. It argues that these words do not form a single category, but rather two different categories called 'personal pronouns' and 'proforms'. It points outseveral differences between the two, such as the occurrence of a dual structure among proforms but not among personal pronouns. These differences are shown to derive from the distinct functions that the two categories have to perform in language.The book also shows that the so-called interrogative pronouns of familiar languages do not actually have interrogation as their meaning. One can only assign the meaning of indefiniteness to them. Further, the notion of indefiniteness that can be associated with these and other pronouns is quitedifferent from the one that can be associated with noun phrases. Other interesting aspects of this book include the postulation of certain typological distinctions like 'two-person' and 'three-person' languages and 'free-pronoun' and 'bound-pronoun' languages.

Author : Marios Mavrogiorgos
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027255433

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Clitics in Greek by Marios Mavrogiorgos Pdf

This monograph investigates the morpho-syntactic and other properties of clitic pronouns in Greek and offers a grammar of proclisis and enclisis in light of Chomsky s (1995, 2001a, 2005) Minimalist Program. It explores the nature of clitics as syntactic topicalizers which are probed by structurally higher verbal heads to which they move and into which they incorporate morpho-syntactically. A theory is advanced according to which cliticization derives from syntactic agreement between (the phi-features of) a clitic pronoun and a phase head, v* in the case of proclisis and CM in the case of enclisis. Incorporation of the clitic into its host is argued to depend on two factors, i.e. the fact that the clitic only contains a subset of the features of its host, and the fact that the edge of the host is accessible. Also, the syntax of strong pronouns and their relation to clitics, of negated imperatives, of surrogate imperatives and of free clitic ordering in Greek enclisis are also discussed. This monograph would appeal to syntacticians and morphologists as well as to those interested in Greek and more generally in clitic syntax."

Author : Éva Dékány
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030634414

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The Hungarian Nominal Functional Sequence by Éva Dékány Pdf

The Hungarian Nominal Functional Sequence combines the methods of syntactic cartography with evidence from compositional semantics in a comprehensive exploration of the structure of Noun Phrases. Proceeding from the lexical core to the top of DP, it uses Hungarian as a window on the underlying universal functional hierarchy of Noun Phrases, but it also regularly complements and supports the analysis with cross-linguistic evidence. The book works out a minimal map of the extended NP in the sense that the proposed hierarchy only has projections which host overt material and it does not draw on semantically empty word order projections. Topics which receive special attention include the syntax of classifiers, demonstratives, proper names, possessive NPs and plural pronouns.

Author : Emma L. Pavey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139488693

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The Structure of Language by Emma L. Pavey Pdf

Most of the time we communicate using language without considering the complex activity we are undertaking, forming words and sentences in a split second. This book introduces the analysis of language structure, combining both description and theory within a single, practical text. It begins by examining words and parts of words, and then looks at how words work together to form sentences that communicate meaning. Sentence patterns across languages are also studied, looking at the similarities and the differences we find in how languages communicate meaning. The book also discusses how context can affect how we structure our sentences: the context of a particular language and its structures, the context of old and new information for us and our addressee(s), and the context of our culture.

Author : Jóhannes Gísli Jónsson,Thórhallur Eythórsson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198832584

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Syntactic Features and the Limits of Syntactic Change by Jóhannes Gísli Jónsson,Thórhallur Eythórsson Pdf

This volume brings together the latest diachronic research on syntactic features and their role in restricting syntactic change. The chapters explore topics relating to all three domains of the clause as well as issues in methodology and modelling, drawing on data from a range of languages and dialects.

Author : Carmen Jany
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780520098756

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Chimariko Grammar by Carmen Jany Pdf

The Chimariko language, now extinct, was spoken in Trinity County, California. This reference grammar, based on data collected by Harrington in the 1920's, represents the most comprehensive description of the language. Written from a functional-typological perspective this work also examines language contact in Northern California showing that grammatical traits are often shared among genetically unrelated languages in geographically contiguous areas.

Author : Jianhua Hu,Haihua Pan
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027262684

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Interfaces in Grammar by Jianhua Hu,Haihua Pan Pdf

This volume is an important contribution to the theoretical and empirical study of the interactions of grammatical components in Chinese and other languages. With contributions by Edward L. Keenan, Henk van Riemsdijk, Alain Rouveret, and scholars in Chinese Linguistics, this volume investigates the common structural properties that may be considered as possible candidates for UG. It addresses syntactic and semantic issues such as anaphora universals over non-isomorphic languages, the role that the forces of attraction and repulsion play in the grammar of natural languages, computational and semantic aspects of resumption, the dichotomy between inner and outer reflexive adverbials, system repairing strategies at interfaces, the v-copy construction in Chinese, the scope of disjunction, interactions between focus, negation and event quantification, null object constructions and VP-Ellipsis, child language acquisition of nominal structure, word order and referentiality as well as second language acquisition of interface properties in Chinese double NP constructions. This volume will be of interest to students and researchers of syntax, semantics, theoretical linguistics, and language acquisition, as well as scholars in Chinese linguistics.

Author : James D. McCawley
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1998-04-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0226556271

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The Syntactic Phenomena of English by James D. McCawley Pdf

Comprises a thorough treatment of the syntactic structures of English, beginning with an overview to syntactic analysis and progressing through the major constructions and processes of English grammar. Updates from the 1988 edition include sections on appositive constructions, parasitic gaps, contrastive negation, and comparative conditional sentences and expanded coverage of cleft sentences and free relatives. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Author : Vulf Plotkin
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781581129939

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The Language System of English by Vulf Plotkin Pdf

A description of the English language as a dynamic system in the evolutionary process of radical typological restructuring, which has deeply affected its constituent subsystems - grammatical, lexical and phonic.

Author : Carmen Dobrovie-Sorin,Ion Giurgea
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 930 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027271358

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A Reference Grammar of Romanian by Carmen Dobrovie-Sorin,Ion Giurgea Pdf

Based on recent research in formal linguistics, this volume provides a thorough description of the whole system of Romanian Noun Phrases, understood in an extended sense, that is, in addition to nouns, pronouns and determiners, it examines all the adnominal phrases: genitive-marked DPs, adjectives, relative clauses, appositions, prepositional phrases, complement clauses and non-finite modifiers. The book focuses on syntax and the syntax-semantics interface but also includes a systematic morphological description of the language. The implicitly comparative description of Romanian contained in the book can serve as a starting point for the study of the syntax/semantics of Noun Phrases in other languages, regardless of whether or not they are typologically related to Romanian. This book will be of special interest to linguists working on Romanian, Romance languages, comparative linguistics and language typology, especially because Romanian is relevant for comparative linguistics not only as a Romance language, but also as part of the so-called Balkan Sprachbund.

Author : Pilar Barbosa,Maria da Conceição de Paiva,Celeste Rodrigues
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027265142

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Studies on Variation in Portuguese by Pilar Barbosa,Maria da Conceição de Paiva,Celeste Rodrigues Pdf

Studies on Variation in Portuguese offers a collection of studies on a range of variable phenomena attested within and across varieties of Portuguese. The volume starts out with an overview of current issues in the study of intralinguistic variation and is divided in two parts. Part 1 is dedicated to research on variation within national varieties (Brazilian and European). Here, a multidimensional analysis that combines both the geographic and the social dimensions of variation emerges as a way to identify possible regional specificities and the directionality of some of the variants. Part 2 collects studies that compare the behavior of a particular linguistic variable across different varieties. The variable phenomena discussed concern several levels of grammar and are framed within different conceptions of variation, thus promoting confrontation of theoretical and methodological alternatives. Overall, the volume constitutes a significant contribution to the essential question of how to model variation at different levels.

Author : Lars-Olof Delsing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Scandinavian languages
ISBN : UOM:39015032931415

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The Internal Structure of Noun Phrases in the Scandinavian Languages by Lars-Olof Delsing Pdf

Author : Siegbert Uhlig
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Page : 1140 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Anthropology
ISBN : 3447047992

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Proceedings of the XVth International Conference of Ethiopian Studies, Hamburg, July 20-25, 2003 by Siegbert Uhlig Pdf

The XVth International Conference of Ethiopian Studies took place in Hamburg in July 2003. More than 400 scientists from over 25 countries participated. 130 contributions from the program were selected for this volume. They are mostly written in English and deal on the regions of Ethiopia and Eritrea and cover the span from the 4th Century to the present. The volume is divided into the following chapters: Anthropology (20 Articles), History (25), Arts (10), Literature and Philology (10), Religion (5), Languages and Linguistics (25), Law and Politics (10), Environmental, Economic and Educational Issues (10).