Definiteness marking and the structure of Danish pseudopartitives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10141550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jorge Hankamer (University of California, Santa Cruz, corresponding author), Line Mikkelsen (0000-0001-6433-3697, University of California System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 317-346 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Linguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2267 • E-ISSN: 1469-7742 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022226708005148 |
| OpenAlex | W1967022528 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 22 |
The Danish pseudopartitive constructions differ in their possibilities of definiteness marking: the Indirect Partitive Construction (IPC) (D N1 P N2) permits N1 to bear the definite suffix, while the Direct Partitive Construction (DPC) (D N1 N2) does not; in addition, neither construction permits the prenominal definite article in the absence of a prenominal modifier. Drawing on previous work regarding the morphosyntax of definiteness marking in Danish, we use the distribution of definiteness marking as a probe to illuminate the structure of the pseudopartitive constructions. Our conclusion is that despite superficial similarities the two constructions are quite different in structure, the IPC having a lexical N head and a PP complement, and the DPC a functional n head with an NP complement, forming a single extended projection of N2. These assumptions allow us to account for a number of differences in the behavior of these constructions, shedding light on the nature of pseudopartitives as well as on the theory of extended projections
Algorithm · Complement (music · Danish · Definiteness · Linguistics · Projection (relational algebra · Suffix · Computer Science · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
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The article a(n) in English quantifying expressions
Direct pseudo-partitives in US English
Introduction
Measure constructions with relative measures
Is nP Part of Universal Grammar
Unmarked case in Estonian nominals
CP Complements to D
Defining 'periphrasis
Structure, Architecture, and Blocking
Nominal Phrases from a Scandinavian Perspective
Consequences of Antisymmetry
Derivation by Phase
Possessors, Predicates and Movement in the Determiner Phrase
Syntactic Phrase Structure Phenomena in Noun Phrases and Sentences
Partitives
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When Movement Must Be Blocked
The Grammar of Measurement
Fonetik og Fonologi, Almen og Dansk
The Raising Analysis of Relative Clauses
Partitives, Double Genitives and Anti-Uniqueness
The Role of Dimensions in the Syntax of Noun Phrases
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Movement Operations after Syntax
Antecedent-Contained Deletion and the Copy Theory of Movement
Late Merger of Degree Clauses
| Unique citing works | 10 |
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| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |