The structure of (in)definiteness

The article is a commentary on a few general themes in the contributions for the Lingua Special Issue on Definiteness and Indefiniteness. Various empirical and methodological aspects of the research on the syntax/semantics interface within DPs are discussed, with particular focus on the problem of b...

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Published in:Lingua 2005-06, Vol.115 (6), p.915-936
Main Author: Zamparelli, Roberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Definites
Determiner phrase
Indefiniteness
Indefinites
Linguistics
Scope
Specificity
Syntax/semantics interface
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Summary:The article is a commentary on a few general themes in the contributions for the Lingua Special Issue on Definiteness and Indefiniteness. Various empirical and methodological aspects of the research on the syntax/semantics interface within DPs are discussed, with particular focus on the problem of bare nouns, specificity and the possibility of a property denotation for arguments.
ISSN:0024-3841
1872-6135
DOI:10.1016/j.lingua.2004.01.004