Adverb placement [[electronic resource] ] : a case study in antisymmetric syntax / / Artemis Alexiadou

• Autore: Alexiadou Artemis
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 415
• Soggetto topico: Grammar, Comparative and general - Adverb; Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax; Grammar, Comparative and general - Word order; Minimalist theory (Linguistics); Greek language, Modern - Adverb
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Adverb placement
• ISBN: 1-283-23421-1; 9786613234216; 90-272-8233-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456703303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Linguistik aktuell ; ; Bd. 18.