Clefts and their Relatives.
Cleft constructions have long presented an analytical challenge for syntactic theory. This monograph argues that clefts and related constructions cannot be analysed in a straightforwardly compositional manner. Instead, it proposes that the locality conditions on modification (for example by a restri...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam/Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub. Co.,
2012
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| Series: | Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Cleft constructions have long presented an analytical challenge for syntactic theory. This monograph argues that clefts and related constructions cannot be analysed in a straightforwardly compositional manner. Instead, it proposes that the locality conditions on modification (for example by a restrictive relative clause) must be reformulated such that they account for the apparent compositionality of DP-internal modification whilst also permitting 'discontinuous' modification of the type which is independently needed for constructions such as relative clause extraposition. The empirical focus. |
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| Item Description: | 4.4.1 No copula or relative clause. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (237 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789027274601 9027274606 9789027255686 9027255687 1280676906 9781280676901 9786613653833 6613653837 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
