Noun Phrases and Nominalizations: The Syntax of DPs (Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory) - Softcover

Siloni, T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9048148669 ISBN 13: 9789048148660

Publisher: Springer, 2010

Synopsis

Noun Phrases and Nominalizations: The Syntax of DPs is a theoretical study of nominal expressions which covers central aspects of their syntax that have not been approached with concurrent tools in recent years. The study examines the functional structure, offers a structural definition of syntactic nominalization, and carefully draws the border line between the lexical nominalizing mechanism and its syntactic counterpart. The empirical base of the study is broad and varied: it explores the rich nominal system of Modern Hebrew with constant comparisons to relevant structures of other Semitic and non-Semitic languages. The analyses put forward have recourse to a minimal syntactic apparatus, thus lending support to Chomsky's recent view of language design.
This book targets researchers in theoretical linguistics and comparative syntax. Alongside theoretical and cross-linguistic findings, the book also offers an abundant source of insights into Hebrew nominal expressions. It can be used both as a foundational book on the syntax of nominal expressions or as a reference book for linguists and graduate students of Semitic and comparative syntax.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 9048148669
• ISBN 13: 9789048148660
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 232