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Author Kerstens, Johan, 1946-

Title The syntax of number, person, and gender : a theory of phi-features / by Johan Kerstens
Published Berlin ; New York : Mouton De Gruyter, 1993

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 277 pages) : illustrations
Series Linguistic models ; 18
Linguistic models ; 18.
Contents Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Preliminary Assumptions -- 1.1. Background: the Principles and Parameters framework -- Chapter 2: The Case System -- 2.0. Introduction -- 2.2. Case-selection -- 2.3. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Agreement -- 3.0. Introduction -- 3.1. Phi-features in pronouns -- 3.2. Phi-features in determiners -- 3.3. The structure of noun phrases -- 3.4. The nature of specifiers -- 3.5. The nature of nouns -- 3.6. A comparison with the DP-analysis -- 3.7. The lexical categories reconsidered -- 3.8. Conclusion
NotesChapter 4: Prenominal Adjectives -- 4.0. Introduction -- 4.1. The distribution of adjectives -- 4.2. The final schwa -- 4.3. Adjectival specifiers -- 4.4. Adjectival predicates -- 4.5. Adjectival arguments -- 4.6. More than one prenominal adjective -- 4.7. Deflected prenominal adjectives -- 4.8. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Numerals, Quantifiers, and other Prenominals -- 5.0. Introduction -- 5.2. The phi-features of quantifiers -- 5.3. Van die-constructions (or: paradigm-less van) -- 5.4. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Finite INFL
6.0. Introduction6.2. Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7: Non-finite INFL -- 7.0. Introduction -- 7.1. Infinitival verbs -- 7.2. Past participles (geVd) -- 7.3. The functional projection of traces -- 7.4. Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix A: On the nature of derived words -- 0. Introduction -- 1. Compounds -- 2. �Small clause� verbs -- 3. Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix B: On the Interpretation of Tense -- 0. Introduction -- 1. Reichenbach�s tense system -- 2. A syntactically based tense system -- 3. Sentences with more than one tense
4. ConclusionNotes -- Appendix C: On the Representation of Verb Clusters -- 0. Introduction -- 1. The problem -- 2. The proposal -- 3. The facts -- 4. Some residual problems -- 5. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-274) and index
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Subject Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax.
Generative grammar.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
Generative grammar
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Syntax
X-Bar-Syntax
Numerus
Grammatische Person
Genus
Syntaxis.
Generatieve grammatica.
Nederlands.
Niederländisch.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783110869361
3110869365