| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 211 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today,
0166-0829 ; v. 46
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Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 46.
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| Note |
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Essex, 2000. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-207) and index. |
| Contents |
Pronouns, Clitics and Empty Nouns; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Foreword; Introduction: Pronouns in syntax; Chapter 1: On the complex structure of pronouns; Chapter 2: Pronominal nouns beyond pronouns; Chapter 3: On the nature of empty nouns; Chapter 4: Pro and empty pronouns; Chapter 5: Licensing and the categorial features of functional categories; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Two issues little discussed in the generative literature are the internal structure of pronouns and what it is in Syntax that triggers pronominal reference. This monograph treats these two topics in detail and investigates whether pronominal (strong, weak and clitic pronouns) and related elliptical expressions can be given a unified syntactic representation. The answer, derived from a wealth of cross-linguistic evidence, is largely affirmative: pronominals include a semantically empty noun as part of their internal structure. The case of null subjects in 'pro-drop' languages is also examined a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Pronominals.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Pronominals. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Noun.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Noun. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Clitics.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Clitics. |
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Panagiotidis, Phoevos. Pronouns, clitics and empty nouns. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2002 (DLC) 2001052865 |
| ISBN |
9789027297594 (electronic book) |
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9027297592 (electronic book) |
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1588111032 (alkaline paper) |
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