LINGUIST List 26.437

Thu Jan 22 2015

Books: Weak Referentiality: Aguilar-Guevara, Le Bruyn, Zwarts (eds.)

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Date: 06-Jan-2015
From: Karin Plijnaar <karin.plijnaarbenjamins.nl>
Subject: Weak Referentiality: Aguilar-Guevara, Le Bruyn, Zwarts (eds.)
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Title: Weak Referentiality
Series Title: Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 219
Published: 2014
Publisher: John Benjamins
                http://www.benjamins.com/

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/la.219

Editor: Ana Aguilar-Guevara
Editor: Bert Le Bruyn
Editor: Joost Zwarts
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027269386 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 105.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027269386 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Electronic: ISBN: 9789027269386 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 88.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027257024 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027257024 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 88.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9789027257024 Pages: Price: Europe EURO 111.30
Abstract:

This volume brings together studies in the domain of weak referentiality, the phenomenon that a definite or indefinite noun phrase lacks its usual referential force. Several papers investigate syntactic or semantic properties of indefinite noun phrases, such as modality, number neutrality, narrow scope, incorporation, predication, and case marking, and that in a range of languages (Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, German, Papiamentu, Russian). Other papers deal with weakly referential definite noun phrases in various languages (Basque, Dutch, English, French) involving scrambling, modification, possession, and accessibility. The papers demonstrate a range of empirical methods and theoretical models. This volume will not only be of interest to researchers and students in syntax and semantics, but also in psycholinguistics and language typology.

Linguistic Field(s): Psycholinguistics
                            Semantics
                            Syntax
                            Typology

Subject Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb)
                            Basque (eus)
                            Catalan-Valencian-Balear (cat)
                            Dutch (nld)
                            English (eng)
                            French (fra)
                            German (deu)
                            Papiamento (pap)
                            Portuguese (por)
                            Russian (rus)

Written In: English (eng)

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