The syntactic structure of Locations, Goals, and Sources

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ID3988272
AuthorsMarina Pantcheva (UiT The Arctic University of Norway, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume48
Issue5
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLinguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0024-3949 • E-ISSN: 1613-396X
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/ling.2010.034
OpenAlexW1983646061
LanguageEN
Citations received28
References cited26

In this paper, I argue for a decomposition of the Path head in the syn-tactic structure for directional expressions. Based on cross-linguistic data showing that different types of paths are of different complexity and, cru-cially, are subject to a morphological containment relationship, I propose a more detailed structure for directionals. I adopt the orthodox view that Goal paths are built on top of a locative Place projection. However, I suggest that Source paths are built on top of Goal paths. This is evidenced by the morphological make-up of Source-denoting elements in a variety of languages, where the Source marker mor-phologically contains the Goal marker. Further, I explore the lexicalization of the decomposed Path structure I defend and test the predictions against the empirical domain of syncretisms between the spatial roles Source, Goal, and Location. I show that the decomposed Path structure and the lexical-ization theory I adopt capture syncretism patterns that are widely attested among languages and ban those syncretism patterns that are unattested

Decomposition · Head (geology) · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Path (computing) · Subject (documents) · Syntactic structure · Syntax · Artificial Intelligence · Categorization, perception, and language · Computer Science · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

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