Title Nominal arguments and language variation / Li Julie Jiang

Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations (black and white) Series Oxford studies in comparative syntax Oxford studies in comparative syntax. Summary This work investigates nominal arguments in classifier languages, refuting the long-held claim that classifier languages do not have overt article determiners (D). Li Julie Jiang brings the typologically unique Nuosu Yi, a classifier language that has an overt article D, to the forefront of the theoretical investigation. By comparing nominal arguments in Nuosu Yi to those in Mandarin, a well-studied classifier language that has no overt evidence of article determiners, Jiang provides a new parametric account of variation among classifier languages and extends the account to argument formation in general Notes Also issued in print: 2020 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Audience Specialized Notes Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 14, 2020) Subject Classifiers (Linguistics) Yi language -- Classifiers Yi language -- Syntax Chinese language -- Classifiers Chinese language -- Syntax Chinese language -- Classifiers Chinese language -- Syntax Classifiers (Linguistics) Form Electronic book ISBN 9780190084202 (ebook) 0190084200 (ebook)

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