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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825625003321

Autore

Alexiadou Artemis

Titolo

Adverb placement : a case study in antisymmetric syntax / / Artemis Alexiadou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c1997

ISBN

1-283-23421-1

9786613234216

90-272-8233-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

Linguistik aktuell, , 0166-0829 ; ; v. 18

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Adverb

Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax

Grammar, Comparative and general - Word order

Minimalist theory (Linguistics)

Greek language, Modern - Adverb

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--Forschungsschwerpunkt für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

ADVERB PLACEMENT A CASE STUDY IN ANTISYMMETRIC SYNTAX; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Preface; Chapter 1. The Problems; Chapter 2. Antisymmetry and the Minimalist Program; Chapter 3. Word Order and Functional Projections in Greek; Chapter 4. On Aspectual and Temporal Adverbs; Chapter 5. Adverbial Licensing and Clausal Structure; Chapter 6. On Adverb Incorporation; Chapter 7. Adverbs and Adjectives; Chapter 8. Conclusions; References; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph investigates a number of central issues in the Syntax of Adverbs with special reference to Greek in the light of Kayne's (1994) Antisymmetry Hypothesis. It examines the conditions on the placement of the various adverb types, their licensing requirements, and their relation to adjectives. The author advances an analysis according to which adverbs are licensed as Specifiers of functional projections in the clausal domain. As such, they enter a matching relation with the relevant features of the respective functional head. Adverbs are either



directly merged at the relevant functio