Indefiniteness and Anaphoricity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11115646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Cole (0000-0003-2637-5014, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 665 |
| Publication date | 1974-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/412240 |
| OpenAlex | W4239748861 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Grammarians working within the framework of semantically-based grammar have argued that syntactic representations are not arbitrary, but rather have their basis in semantics. In this paper it is further proposed that syntactic processes (rules and constraints) may have a semantic basis. Evidence is presented that the constraint against backward pronominalization with indefinite antecedents, which is found in a wide variety of languages, derives from the semantic properties of various classes of definite noun phrases
Linguistics · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1981 - 1981 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |