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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973571903321

Autore

Alexiadou Artemis

Titolo

Functional structure in nominals : nominalization and ergativity / / Artemis Alexiadou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c2001

ISBN

9786612162558

9781282162556

1282162551

9789027298256

9027298254

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Collana

Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today, , 0166-0829 ; ; v. 42

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Nominals

Grammar, Comparative and general - Ergative constructions

Grammar, Comparative and general - Word formation

Functionalism (Linguistics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-227) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Functional Structure in Nominals -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Functional Architecture of Nominalizations -- Chapter 3. Intransitivity in Nominalization -- Chapter 4. Variation in Functional Structure -- Chapter 5. Nominalization and Ergativity -- Chapter 6. Conclusions -- References -- Index -- LINGUISTIK AKTUELL/LINGUISTICS TODAY (LA).

Sommario/riassunto

This monograph offers an in depth investigation of nominalization processes across languages e.g. Greek, Germanic, Romance, Hebrew, Slavic. Adopting and extending the view that category formation does not involve any lexical operation (recently put forth within the framework of Distributed Morphology), it shows how the behavior of nominals as opposed to that of verbs follows from general processes operating in specific syntactic structures, and is linked with the presence or absence of functional layers (T, D, Aspect, v). It further defines criteria on the basis of which the organization of nominal



functional structure can be determined. Moreover, it demonstrates how nominals split into several types, across languages and within a language, depending on the number and the type of functional projections they include. Furthermore, it substantiates the hypothesis that aspects of the syntax of DPs of nominative-accusative languages are strikingly similar to aspects of the syntax of ergative languages and discusses aspects of the syntax of the perfect. The book targets researchers in theoretical linguistics, comparative syntax, morphology and typology. It can also be used as a foundation book on the morpho-syntax of nominals, argument structure and word formation.