Mapping Spatial PPs: The Cartography of Syntactic Structures, Volume 6 (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax)

Cinque, Guglielmo

ISBN 10: 019539366X / ISBN 13: 9780195393668

Published by Oxford University Press, USA, 2010

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This collection explores the internal structure of prepositional phrases, and finds that phrases composed of spatial prepositions, adverbs, and particles do not have different structures, but merely spell out different parts of the same articulated configuration. Series: Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax. Num Pages: 312 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456. . 2010. 2nd Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mapping Spatial PPs: The Cartography of Syntactic Structures, Volume 6 (Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019539366X
• ISBN 13: 9780195393668
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Mapping Spatial PPs focuses on a particular aspect of the internal syntax of prepositional phrases that has been relatively neglected in previous studies: the fine-grained articulation of their structure. With contributions from top scholars in the field, this volume investigates such components as direction, location, axial part, deictic center, absolute (ambiental) and relative view point, using evidence from Romance, Germanic, and African languages, with references to other language families. Mapping Spatial PPs demonstrates that the internal structure of prepositional phrases is richer than previously recognized.

About the Author

Guglielmo Cinque is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Venice.

Luigi Rizzi is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Siena.