Advances in Greek generative syntax [[electronic resource] ] : in honor of Dimitra Theophanopoulou-Kontou / / edited by Melita Stavrou, Arhonto Terzi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | viii, 364 p |
Disciplina | 489/.35 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Theophanopoulou-KontouDemetra
StavrouMelita TerziArhonto |
Collana | Linguistik aktuell =Linguistics today |
Soggetto topico |
Greek language, Modern - Syntax
Greek language, Modern - Grammar, Generative |
ISBN |
1-282-15679-9
9786612156793 90-272-9451-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Advances in Greek generative syntax : in honor of Dimitra Theophanopoulou-Kontou / / edited by Melita Stavrou, Arhonto Terzi |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | viii, 364 p |
Disciplina | 489/.35 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
Theophanopoulou-KontouDemetra
StavrouMelita TerziArhonto |
Collana | Linguistik aktuell =Linguistics today |
Soggetto topico |
Greek language, Modern - Syntax
Greek language, Modern - Grammar, Generative |
ISBN |
1-282-15679-9
9786612156793 90-272-9451-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Advances in Greek Generative Syntax -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- The volume -- References -- Agreement and multiple case licensing in Greek -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A definition of agreement -- 3. The licensing of agreement -- 4. Agreement in small clauses -- 4.1. The issue -- 4.2. Chomsky's (2001) proposal -- 4.3. The alternative: Case agreement -- 5. Agreement between the DP-subject and the verb -- 5.1. Subject-agreement in VS(O) and nominative case -- 5.2. Agreement and case licensing -- 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Determiner heads as arguments and the Pronominal Argument (macro)parameter -- 1. Introduction -- 2. DP versus D0 arguments and parametrisation -- 3. Some conceptual difficulties with the relevance of N to argumenthood -- 3.1. Distinguishing between X0 and XP -- 3.2. Clausal arguments -- 4. Languages with both D0 and DP arguments -- 4.1. Yagua -- 4.2. Koranic Arabic8 -- 4.3. Basso Polesano -- 5. Determiners as arguments -- 5.1. Only Determiners can be arguments -- 5.2. The semantics of D and argumenthood -- 5.3. Parametric variation without a Pronominal Argument parameter -- 5.4. Verbal vs. nominal D -- 5.5. A typology of arguments -- 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Cross-linguistic and cross-categorial variation of datives -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Goal ditransitives -- 2.1. Forms of goals -- 2.2. The genitive-PP alternation is a `dative alternation' -- 2.3. The syntax of genitive goals and goals introduced by `se' -- 2.4. Accounting for passives and derived nominals -- 3. Benefactive ditransitives -- 3.1. Forms of beneficiaries -- 3.2. The properties of benefactive constructions -- 3.3. The structures of benefactive constructions -- 4. Oehrle's contexts and the ambiguity of se-goals -- 5. Se-PPs vs. to-PPs.
6. On the categories of high and low datives -- 6.1. Japanese high `ni'-datives are DPs and low `ni'-datives are PPs -- 6.2. High and low French `à'-datives -- 6.3. French `à'-datives are DPs and Greek `se'-datives are PPs -- 6.4. Cliticization and clitic doubling of datives -- 7. Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- A possessive adjective in the Greek DP -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The properties of the MG complex possessive construction -- 2.1. +Reflexive or -reflexive? -- 2.2. Distributional properties -- 2.3. Semantic properties -- 3. PAs in Ancient Greek -- 4. The structure of the complex possessive in Modern Greek -- 5. Possessive i< -- =ios -- 6. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Subject-object asymmetry in the acquisition of the definite article in Greek -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Factors involved in the licensing of bare nouns -- 3. Chierchia's Nominal Mapping Parameter -- 4. Predictions for the acquisition of the definite article and the licensing conditions for bare arguments -- 5. The data -- 5.1. The acquisition of definite articles: Overall use of definite articles -- 5.2. Looking for the trigger: The use of articles with proper names and kinship terms -- 5.3. Acquiring bare arguments -- 5.4. Subject-object asymmetry -- 5.5. Acquiring the licensing conditions for bare singular count nouns -- 6. Summary and conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Peripheral positions in early Greek -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The adult grammar -- 3. The theory of L1 acquisition and predictions -- 4. The data -- 4.1. Focusing, CLLD, clitic-doubling and interrogatives -- 4.2. Tense, Agreement, Modal particles and Subjects -- 4.3. Word-order -- 4.4. Modality -- 5. Implications and conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Eventivity, modality and temporal reference in child Greek -- 1. Introduction. 2. Root infinitives in child language: Distribution and interpretation -- 2.1. Distribution -- 2.2. Interpretation -- 3. Root non-finite forms in child Greek -- 4. The aspectual, modal and temporal properties of verb forms in child Greek -- 5. A note on the functional architecture -- 6. Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- From participles to gerunds -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The data and the historical process of development -- 2.1. Stage 1 - Ancient Greek -- 2.2. Stage 2 - Koine (New Testament (NT) & -- papyri) -- 2.2. Stage 2 - Late post-classical / early medieval (4th-6th c.) -- 2.3. Stage 3 - Middle Byzantine -- 2.4. Stage 4 - Later Byzantine (12th-15th c.) -- 2.5. Stage 5 - Post-Byzantine Greek -- 2.6. Stage 6 - Modern Greek -- 2.7. Summary of evolution -- 3. Parallel evolution in other languages -- 3.1. Romance -- 3.2. Slavic and Baltic -- 4. The evolution from participle to gerund -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Previous accounts -- 4.3. Origins of the change -- 4.4. From participle to gerund -- 5. Implications for syntactic theory -- 5.1. The status and external syntax of MG gerunds -- 5.2. The internal structure of Passive Participles -- 5.3. The internal structure of gerunds -- 6. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Primary sources -- WH-clauses in DP-positions -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Future wh-clauses -- 3. Future wh-clauses vs. Realis Free Relatives -- 3.1. Morphological differences -- 3.2. Syntactic differences -- 3.3. Semantic differences -- 3.4. Conclusion -- 4. The anaphoric properties of FWHCs -- 5. Narrow scope in quantificational constructions -- 6. Future wh-clauses vs. Irrealis Free Relatives -- 6.1. Similarities between FWHCs and IFRs -- 6.2. Differences between FWHCs and IFRs -- 6.3. Some less comprehensible differences -- 7. The semantics of FWHCs -- 7.1. FWHCs are intensional definite DPs. 7.2. The selecting predicates are used intensionally -- 7.3. Selection and FWHCs -- 8. The syntax of FWHCs -- 9. The selecting predicates have an unbounbed eventuality component -- 10. Irrealis Free Relatives -- 10.1. The selecting predicates -- 10.2. The semantics of IFRs -- 10.3. The syntax of IFRs -- 11. Theoretical consequences -- Notes -- References -- Appendix I -- Examples of FWHCs -- Appendix II -- Examples of IFRs -- The syntax of non-volitional thetaelo in Greek -- 1. Volitional and non-volitional thetaelo: General properties -- 2. Non-volitional thetaelo and the na-complement -- 3. Non-volitional thetaelo and the nominal complement -- 4. `Want' and `need': The two faces of thetaelo -- 5. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index -- The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today. |
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