On the (in)definiteness of impersonal pronouns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20439014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Zobel (University of Tübingen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 363-374 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Linguistica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0024-3922 • E-ISSN: 2350-420X |
| Publisher | University of Ljubljana (PUBLISHER • SI) |
| DOI | 10.4312/linguistica.56.1.363-374 |
| OpenAlex | W2564864988 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
This paper addresses the question whether impersonal pronouns should be analyzed as indefinite or definite expressions based on their discourse anaphoric potential. I present new data that support the claim that impersonal pronouns should be analyzed as neither (see Koenig & Mauner 1999). I sketch a formal analysis that captures this behaviour. Furthermore, I show that the availability of quantificational variability effects for impersonal pronouns is not foolproof evidence for their indefiniteness as is usually assumed in the literature (see Malamud 2013)
Definiteness · Linguistics · Personal pronoun · Sketch · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |