Nominalizations, double genitives, and possessives : evidence for the DP-hypothesis in Serbian /
The goal of this work is twofold. First, it aims to account for double genitive constructions in Serbian. Second, it aims to re-evaluate the DP hypothesis in light of their existence in Serbian. Based on evidence from the categorial status of possessives, argumenthood in the nominal domain, the morp...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston :
Walter de Gruyter,
[2018]
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| Series: | Linguistics & philosophy ;
v. 8 |
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| Summary: | The goal of this work is twofold. First, it aims to account for double genitive constructions in Serbian. Second, it aims to re-evaluate the DP hypothesis in light of their existence in Serbian. Based on evidence from the categorial status of possessives, argumenthood in the nominal domain, the morphosyntactic structure of nominalizations, and the assignment of the genitive case, it is argued that DP projection must be assumed in Serbian |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 169 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 311062026X 9783110620269 |