Case Configuration and Noun Phrase Interpretation

ISBN-13: 9780815325604 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 250 str.

Helen De Hoop

Opis

A study of the relationship between the Case of a noun phrase (NP) and its quantificational character. Develops a hypothesis about strong and weak readings of NPs, and on type of Case assignment, using examples from Finnish, Turkish, Inuit, English, and Dutch. Contains chapters on the semantics of n

Spis treści

Chapter 1 The semantics of noun phrases; Chapter 2 The hypothesis; Chapter 3 Scrambling, subjects, and the weak-strong distinction; Chapter 4 Conclusion;

O autorze

Dehoop, Helen