Specificity, definiteness, and modification

This paper focuses on complex DPs which contain a PP modifier. The matrix D shows agreement with the embedded D with respect to specificity in such DPs. However, this happens only in some instances but not always. The paper proposes that not all nominals encode specificity in the grammar and that th...

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Main Author: Daniela Isac
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editura Universitatii din Bucuresti 2019-06-01
Series:Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics
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Online Access:https://bwpl.unibuc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2_BWPL_2019_2_ISAC.pdf