From NP to DP
Volume 1: The syntax and semantics of noun phrases
Editors
This is the first of a two-volume selection of refereed and revised papers, originally presented at the international conference From NP to DP at the University of Antwerp. The papers address issues in the syntax and semantics of the noun phrase, in particular the so-called DP-hypothesis which takes noun phrases to be headed by a functional head D(eterminer). The major concerns can be grouped around 3 subthemes: the internal syntax of noun phrases, the syntax and semantics of bare nouns and indefinites and the expression of measurement in noun phrases. The wealth of data coming from over 40 different languages combined with a thorough introduction to the current issues in the field of NPs/DPs and some alternative syntactic and semantic analyses, provide a comprehensive reference work from both a descriptive and a theoretical point of view. The second volume is concerned exclusively with the expression of possession in noun phrases.
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 55] 2003. vi, 359 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Introduction: The syntax and semantics of noun phrases: Theoretical backgroundMartine Coene and Yves D’hulst | pp. 1–33
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Introduction: Case studiesMartine Coene and Yves D’hulst | pp. 35–46
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1. Determiner Phrases in Old and Modern FrenchPaul Boucher | pp. 47–69
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2. On pro-nouns and other “pronouns”Rose-Marie Déchaine and Martina Wiltschko | pp. 71–89
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3. Modification in the Balkan nominal expression: An account of the (A)NA : AN(A) order contrastMila Dimitrova-Vulchanova | pp. 91–118
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4. Subnominal empty categories as subordinate topicsPetra Sleeman | pp. 119–137
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5. ‘Transparent’ free relatives as a special instance of ‘standard’ free relativesAlexander Grosu | pp. 139–178
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6. Resolving number ambiguities in Sakha: Evidence for the Determiner Phrase as a processing domainEdith Kaan and Nadezhda Vinokurova | pp. 179–193
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7. Weak indefinitesGreg N. Carlson | pp. 195–210
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8. Predicate–argument mismatches and the Adjectival Theory of indefinitesFred Landman | pp. 211–237
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9. Determinerless nouns: A parametric mapping theoryGiuseppe Longobardi | pp. 239–254
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10. A Russellian interpretation of measure nounsAlmerindo E. Ojeda | pp. 255–276
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11. Generalizing over quantitative and qualitative constructionsJenny Doetjes and Johan Rooryck | pp. 277–295
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12. On three types of movement within the Dutch nominal domainNorbert Corver | pp. 297–328
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13. Semi-lexical nouns, classifiers, and the interpretation(s) of the pseudopartitive constructionMelita Stavrou | pp. 329–353
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Index of languages | p. 355
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Index of subjects | pp. 356–359
“Everybody will likely agree that this is a wonderful book. In one hand it presents a collection of fascinating problems related with the syntax and semantics of DP/NP, as well as very innovative solutions by outstanding scholars. In the other hand - and this is a rare property of this kind of collections - the editors make a very serious effort to present an overview with the state of the art in NP/DP research; and they achieve their goal soundly.”
Miguel Rodriguez-Mondonedo, University of Connecticut, on Linguist List 16-839, 2005
“I was very excited at the prospect of receiving and reading this two-volume study of NP's and DP's, and I was not disappointed. The chapters are excellent. The editors have done a great job. I heartily recommend these two volumes to anyone who is interested in the nominal domain.”
Eric Mathieu, Unversity of Ottawa, in Journal of Linguistics 41, 2005
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CFK: Grammar, syntax
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General