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Crosslinguistic Studies on Noun Phrase Structure and Reference

Patricia Cabredo Hofherr

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Crosslinguistic Studies on Noun Phrase Structure and Reference contains 11 studies on the grammar of noun phrases. Part One explores NP-structure and the impact of information structure, countability and number marking on interpretation, using data from Russian, Armenian, Hebrew, Brazilian Portuguese, Karitiana, Turkish, English, Catalan and Danish. Part Two examines language specific definiteness marking strategies in spoken and signed languages differentiated definiteness marking in Germanic, double definiteness in Greek, adnominal demonstratives in Japanese, weak definiteness in Martinike and the special referring options made avilable by signing. Part Three examines the second-language acquisition of genericity in English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. This volume will be of interest to researchers and students in syntax, formal semantics, and language acquisition. Contributors include: eljko Bo kovi, Patricia Cabredo Hofherr, Edit Doron, Nomi Erteschik Shir, Brigitte Garcia, Elaine Grolla, Tania Ionin, Loic Jean-Louis, Makoto Kaneko, Marika Lekakou, Silvina Montrul, Ana Muller, Asya Pereltsvaig, Marie-Anne Sallandre, Helade Santos, Serkan ener, Rebekka Studler, Kriszta Szendroi, Anne Zribi-Hertz."

Pages: 402

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Brill

Release: November 29, 2013

ISBN: 900426082X

ISBN 13: 9789004260825

Crosslinguistic Studies on Noun Phrase Structure and Reference

Patricia Cabredo Hofherr

4/5 ( ratings)

Crosslinguistic Studies on Noun Phrase Structure and Reference contains 11 studies on the grammar of noun phrases. Part One explores NP-structure and the impact of information structure, countability and number marking on interpretation, using data from Russian, Armenian, Hebrew, Brazilian Portuguese, Karitiana, Turkish, English, Catalan and Danish. Part Two examines language specific definiteness marking strategies in spoken and signed languages differentiated definiteness marking in Germanic, double definiteness in Greek, adnominal demonstratives in Japanese, weak definiteness in Martinike and the special referring options made avilable by signing. Part Three examines the second-language acquisition of genericity in English, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. This volume will be of interest to researchers and students in syntax, formal semantics, and language acquisition. Contributors include: eljko Bo kovi, Patricia Cabredo Hofherr, Edit Doron, Nomi Erteschik Shir, Brigitte Garcia, Elaine Grolla, Tania Ionin, Loic Jean-Louis, Makoto Kaneko, Marika Lekakou, Silvina Montrul, Ana Muller, Asya Pereltsvaig, Marie-Anne Sallandre, Helade Santos, Serkan ener, Rebekka Studler, Kriszta Szendroi, Anne Zribi-Hertz."

Pages: 402

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Brill

Release: November 29, 2013

ISBN: 900426082X

ISBN 13: 9789004260825

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