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The syntax of anaphoric possessives in Hungarian

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Starting with the seminal work of Szabolcsi, morphologically unmarked and Dative-marked possessors in Hungarian have been the subject of rich investigation. Anaphoric possessive constructions, however, have remained poorly researched. In these possessives the possessor bears the mysterious-ésuffix and the covert possessum is interpreted under identity with an antecedent. This paper presents new evidence in favour of Bartos’ (2001) analysis of anaphoric possessives, which holds that-éis the Genitive case. I further argue that anaphoric possessives in Hungarian involve a pro-form rather than deletion of a lexical noun, and this accounts for the restricted modification of the possessum.

Source: Natural Language & Linguistic Theory

DOI: 10.1007/s11049-014-9278-0

Author: Éva Dékány

Institution: Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,090

Funders: Universitetet i Tromsø, Hungarian Scientific Research Fund, Magyar Tudományos Akadémia