Feature distribution in Swedish noun phrases
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Feature distribution in Swedish noun phrases
Yazar:
Borjars, Kersti Elisabet, author.
ISBN:
9780438083448
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 electronic resource (372 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-08C.
Özet:
The aim of this thesis is to provide a theoretical account of Swedish noun phrases and, in particular, of the distribution of features within them. The analysis is formulated in terms of Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG). The choice of theory is motivated by two aspects of Swedish noun phrases which are discussed in some detail. Firstly, I provide evidence that the definite ending in Swedish is a morphological element which should be represented in the syntax only in the form of a feature. Secondly, I come to the conclusion that if an NP analysis can be formulated, then this is more likely to capture certain basic facts about noun phrases than a DP analysis. HPSG provides tools suitable for both these purposes. For every construction type considered, I also provide a DP analysis formulated without the special selection mechanisms found within HPSG. This permits me to judge the relative merits of the two approaches. Furthermore, I continuously refer to previous analyses which have been suggested for Scandinavian noun phrases. I apply my analysis both to definite and indefinite noun phrases. The data I deal with is restricted to noun phrases lacking postmodification. With respect to definite noun phrases, I provide an analysis in which the crucial feature [DEF] is assumed to have semantic as well as morphological status. Nouns which lack the definite ending are unspecified for this feature, i.e. they have the value [DEF u]. In my analysis, adjectives need not be specified for any feature relating to definiteness. The two classes of adjectival forms traditionally referred to as weak and strong can still be distinguished by their selectional behaviour. For this purpose, I make crucial use of the fact that .HPSG provides mechanisms whereby modifiers can uni-directionally select their sisters and specifiers bi-directionally select their sisters. The analysis developed for definite noun phrases extends straightforwardly to indefinite noun phrases. The specification of nouns lacking the definite ending as [DEF u] turns out to account for a number of aspects of indefinite noun phrases. With respect to certain troublesome constructions, I conclude that the indefinite noun phrases involved are syntactically deviant, but that they can still be interpreted by special semantic functions. In fact, the syntactic deviance can be said to trigger the special interpretational rules. My general conclusion on the basis of the data discussed and the analysis provided is that, contrary to many recent claims, an NP analysis can be provided for Swedish noun phrases. In fact, I claim that this analysis has a number of advantages compared to the DP analyses discussed here.
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School code: 1543
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