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The syntax and semantics of a determiner system [[electronic resource] ] : a case study of Mauritian Creole / / Diana Guillemin
| The syntax and semantics of a determiner system [[electronic resource] ] : a case study of Mauritian Creole / / Diana Guillemin |
| Autore | Guillemin Diana |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
| Disciplina | 447/.96982 |
| Collana | Creole language library |
| Soggetto topico | Creole dialects, French - Mauritius - Grammar |
| ISBN |
1-283-31479-7
9786613314796 90-272-8470-9 |
| Classificazione | ID 9316 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The Syntax and Semantics of a Determiner System; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 1.Sources of Mauritian Creole; 1. Origins; 2. Language situation in Mauritius; 3. A corpus-based approach to the study of MC determiners; 4. Outline of this work; 2.Introduction; 1. Why the determiner system?; 1.1 A quantificational approach; 2. Early changes from French to MC; 3. The new MC determiner system; 4. Syntactic framework; 4.1 A rationale for Minimalism; 4.2 The Determiner Phrase; 5. Semantics of determiners; 5.1 Definitions
5.2 Formal Semantics5.3 Noun categories and layers in the DP; 6. The feature argumental [ARG]; 7. Contribution to linguistic theory; 3.Syntactic framework; 1. Assumptions of the Minimalist Program; 1.1 X-bar theory; 1.1.1 Bare phrase structure; 1.2 Contain and c-command; 1.3 Economy principles; 1.4 The principle of Full Interpretation; 1.5 Derivation by phase; 1.6 Case and agreement; 2. Logical form; 2.1 Quantifier raising; 2.2 Scope; 2.3 Legitimate LF elements; 3. The architecture of the MC clause; 3.1 The Split Inflectional Hypothesis; 4. Predication; 4.1 The predicate phrase 5. DPs and NPs5.1 Weak and strong determiners; 6. Bare nouns and the feature Argument [ARG]; 7. The architecture of the MC noun phrase; 7.1 Phases within the DP; 7.1.1 Licensing empty categories; 4. Semantics; 1. Introduction; 2. Part I: Definitions; 2.1 Definiteness; 2.1.1 The 'Familiarity' theory of definiteness; 2.1.2 Incomplete definite descriptions; 2.1.3 Singular and plural definite descriptions; 2.1.4 Referential and attributive uses of definite descriptions; 2.1.5 Stages of Familiarity; 2.1.6 Anaphoric uses of definite descriptions 2.1.7 Immediate situational uses of definite descriptions2.1.8 Larger situational uses of definite descriptions; 2.1.9 Unfamiliarity uses of definite descriptions; 2.2 Specificity; 2.2.1 The indefinite article; 2.2.2 Indefinite 'this'; 2.2.3 Are all definites specific?; 2.3 Deixis; 2.3.1 Exophoric functions of demonstratives; 2.3.2 ndophoric functions of demonstratives; 3. Part II: The function of determiners and the denotation of nouns; 3.1 Weak and strong determiners; 3.2 DPs and NPs; 3.3 Denotation; 3.4 Kinds; 4. The count vs. mass distinction; 4.1 Parts and boundaries 4.1.1 The function PL(ural)4.1.2 The ELT (Element of) function; 4.1.3 The function Definiteness; 4.2 The atomic structure of nouns; 5. Part III: Formal Semantics; 5.1 Categories of noun phrases; 5.2 Partee's 'Noun interpretation and Type-shifting principles'; 5.3 Chierchia's 'Derived Kind Predication'; 5.4 Zamparelli's 'Multi-Layer DP Hypothesis'; 6. The semantics of Predication; 6.1 Aristotle's definition of Predication; 6.2 Bowers' (1993) Semantics of Predication; 6.3 Type-shifting: General principles and particular rules; 5.Early changes; 1. Introduction 2. Reanalysis and loss of the French determiners |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781467303321 |
Guillemin Diana
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The syntax and semantics of a determiner system : a case study of Mauritian Creole / / Diana Guillemin
| The syntax and semantics of a determiner system : a case study of Mauritian Creole / / Diana Guillemin |
| Autore | Guillemin Diana |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
| Disciplina | 447/.96982 |
| Collana | Creole language library |
| Soggetto topico | Creole dialects, French - Mauritius - Grammar |
| ISBN |
1-283-31479-7
9786613314796 90-272-8470-9 |
| Classificazione | ID 9316 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The Syntax and Semantics of a Determiner System; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; 1.Sources of Mauritian Creole; 1. Origins; 2. Language situation in Mauritius; 3. A corpus-based approach to the study of MC determiners; 4. Outline of this work; 2.Introduction; 1. Why the determiner system?; 1.1 A quantificational approach; 2. Early changes from French to MC; 3. The new MC determiner system; 4. Syntactic framework; 4.1 A rationale for Minimalism; 4.2 The Determiner Phrase; 5. Semantics of determiners; 5.1 Definitions
5.2 Formal Semantics5.3 Noun categories and layers in the DP; 6. The feature argumental [ARG]; 7. Contribution to linguistic theory; 3.Syntactic framework; 1. Assumptions of the Minimalist Program; 1.1 X-bar theory; 1.1.1 Bare phrase structure; 1.2 Contain and c-command; 1.3 Economy principles; 1.4 The principle of Full Interpretation; 1.5 Derivation by phase; 1.6 Case and agreement; 2. Logical form; 2.1 Quantifier raising; 2.2 Scope; 2.3 Legitimate LF elements; 3. The architecture of the MC clause; 3.1 The Split Inflectional Hypothesis; 4. Predication; 4.1 The predicate phrase 5. DPs and NPs5.1 Weak and strong determiners; 6. Bare nouns and the feature Argument [ARG]; 7. The architecture of the MC noun phrase; 7.1 Phases within the DP; 7.1.1 Licensing empty categories; 4. Semantics; 1. Introduction; 2. Part I: Definitions; 2.1 Definiteness; 2.1.1 The 'Familiarity' theory of definiteness; 2.1.2 Incomplete definite descriptions; 2.1.3 Singular and plural definite descriptions; 2.1.4 Referential and attributive uses of definite descriptions; 2.1.5 Stages of Familiarity; 2.1.6 Anaphoric uses of definite descriptions 2.1.7 Immediate situational uses of definite descriptions2.1.8 Larger situational uses of definite descriptions; 2.1.9 Unfamiliarity uses of definite descriptions; 2.2 Specificity; 2.2.1 The indefinite article; 2.2.2 Indefinite 'this'; 2.2.3 Are all definites specific?; 2.3 Deixis; 2.3.1 Exophoric functions of demonstratives; 2.3.2 ndophoric functions of demonstratives; 3. Part II: The function of determiners and the denotation of nouns; 3.1 Weak and strong determiners; 3.2 DPs and NPs; 3.3 Denotation; 3.4 Kinds; 4. The count vs. mass distinction; 4.1 Parts and boundaries 4.1.1 The function PL(ural)4.1.2 The ELT (Element of) function; 4.1.3 The function Definiteness; 4.2 The atomic structure of nouns; 5. Part III: Formal Semantics; 5.1 Categories of noun phrases; 5.2 Partee's 'Noun interpretation and Type-shifting principles'; 5.3 Chierchia's 'Derived Kind Predication'; 5.4 Zamparelli's 'Multi-Layer DP Hypothesis'; 6. The semantics of Predication; 6.1 Aristotle's definition of Predication; 6.2 Bowers' (1993) Semantics of Predication; 6.3 Type-shifting: General principles and particular rules; 5.Early changes; 1. Introduction 2. Reanalysis and loss of the French determiners |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811197003321 |
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Guillemin Diana
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| Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins Pub., 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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