Format:
xii, 371 Seiten :
,
illustrations ;
,
24 cm.
ISBN:
978-0-19-008417-2
,
9780190084165
Series Statement:
Oxford studies in comparative syntax
Content:
"This book investigates nominal arguments in classifier languages. A long-held claim is that classifier languages do not have overt article determiners (D). This book, however, brings to the forefront of the theoretical investigation on the typologically unique Nuosu Yi, a classifier language that will be shown to have an overt article determiner. By comparing nominal arguments in Nuosu Yi to those in Mandarin, the book provides a parametric account of variation among classifier languages and extends the account to argument formation in general. This book begins with a detailed examination of bare numeral classifier phrases in Mandarin by comparing them with bare numeral noun phrases in number marking languages, such as English, French, and Russian. Lastly, the book puts the analysis of Mandarin and Nuosu Yi nominal arguments in a broader, cross-linguistic perspective and develops a parametric account of variation in nominal argument formation in general"--
Note:
Dissertation Harvard University 2012
,
Introduction: classifier languages: their definition and variable properties -- A classifier language without D: Mandarin -- A classifier language with D: Nuosu Yi -- When what you see is what you get and when it is not: language universals, variation, and typology of nominal arguments -- Conclusion
Additional Edition:
Online version Jiang, Li Julie Nominal arguments and language variation New York : Oxford University Press, 2020 ISBN 9780190084196
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Nosu-Sprache
;
Chinesisch
;
Nominalphrase
;
Artikel
;
Numerativ
;
Hochschulschrift
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