Bare Nominals in Brazilian Portuguese
An integral approach
| University of Zurich
Over the last three decades, Brazilian Portuguese bare nominals have turned into a hot topic in the cross-linguistic study of nominal syntax and semantics. This contribution is the first comprehensive, book-length treatment of the issue, covering both the long-standing discussion about the adequate analysis of these forms as well as the establishment of a solid empirical basis for future research. The book goes further than previous accounts in also taking into consideration the phonetic-phonological dimension, showing the advantages of a more comprehensive account. The empirical section outlines an innovative approach in which different methods and data types are combined and focuses on the underresearched definite / specific / referential uses and interpretations of bare singulars. The book also addresses the traditional topics in the study of bare nominals – genericity, the mass/count distinction, NP-internal plural agreement, the NP/DP distinction, and syntax-semantics-phonology interface questions – in the light of the new findings.
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 245] 2017. xv, 322 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
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Index of tables | pp. ix–x
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Index of figures | pp. xi–xii
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List of abbreviations and remarks on glosses | pp. xiii–xiv
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Acknowledgments | pp. xv–xvi
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Chapter 1. Introduction | pp. 1–52
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Chapter 2. The literature on Brazilian Portuguese bare nominals | pp. 53–104
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Chapter 3. Article assimilation and bare nominals | pp. 105–160
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Chapter 4. Definite/specific (and some generic) BSs in corpora | pp. 161–202
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Chapter 5. Acceptability Judgment Tasks on generic and specific bare singulars | pp. 203–248
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Chapter 6. Towards an integral approach | pp. 249–300
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Bibliography | pp. 301–314
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Author index | pp. 315–316
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Subject index | pp. 317–322
Subjects & Metadata
BIC Subject: CFK – Grammar, syntax
BISAC Subject: LAN009060 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax