Work

Specific is not definite

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a structure for the left periphery of nominals that is parallel to the one discussed by Rizzi (1997) for the left periphery of the clause. The observation that definite DPs are not necessarily specific leads us to make a structural distinction between a

Source: Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva)

Authors: Tabea Ihsane, Genovéva Puskás

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2622469404

FWCI: 9.502

Cites: 23

Cited by: 106

Related to: 10