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Feature Distribution in Swedish Noun Phrases Kersti Borjars

Feature Distribution in Swedish Noun Phrases By Kersti Borjars

Feature Distribution in Swedish Noun Phrases by Kersti Borjars


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Summary

aeo Contains a very thorough review of the arguments used in the debate on the headedness of noun phrases. aeo Presents an Noun Phrase analysis, whereas recent analyses of noun phrases has been as Determiner Phrases. aeo Considers the noun as the head of the phrase, and the definite ending is not assigned syntactic status.

Feature Distribution in Swedish Noun Phrases Summary

Feature Distribution in Swedish Noun Phrases by Kersti Borjars

This book examines in some detail two issues associated with Swedish noun phrases. Firstly, it considers the issue of the headedness of these phrases in the light of a general discussion of criteria for head status. Secondly, the status of the definite ending is discussed from a typological perspective. Based on the findings of this examination of the data, a theoretical account of Swedish noun phrases is provided in terms of Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar.

About Kersti Borjars

Kersti Borjars is the author of Feature Distribution in Swedish Noun Phrases, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.

2. Determiners and Modifiers.

2.1. Previous Studies of Prenominal Elements.

2.2. The Determiner Field.

2.3. The Descriptive Field.

2.4. The Determiner Field vs. the Descriptive Field.

2.5. Conclusions.

3. Definite Feature or Definite Article.

3.1. Previous Analyses.

3.2. What is a Clitic?.

3.3. DEF as a Syntactic Element.

3.4. A Comparison with the Possessive -s in Swedish.

3.5. A Comparison with 'Enclitic Articles' in Other Languages.

3.6. Conclusions About the Status of the 'Enclitic Article'.

4. The Head of the Noun Phrase.

4.1. Introduction.

4.2. The Zwicky-Hudson Criteria.

4.3. Arguments for D as the Head of a Noun Phrase.

4.4. Arguments Against D as the Head of the Noun Phrase.

4.5. Conclusions.

5. Features in Definite Noun Phrases.

5.1. Introduction.

5.2. Nouns Without Syntactic Determiners.

5.3. Nouns with Syntactic Determiners.

5.4. Nouns with Adjectives and Determiners.

5.5. Some Residual Issues.

5.6. Conclusions.

6. Features in Indefinite Noun Phrases.

6.1. Introduction.

6.2. Nouns with Determiners.

6.3. Nouns without Determiners.

6.4. Conclusions.

7. Conclusion.

Additional information

NLS9780631208716
9780631208716
0631208712
Feature Distribution in Swedish Noun Phrases by Kersti Borjars
New
Paperback
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
1998-12-20
304
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