Nominal arguments and language variation / Li Julie Jiang.
| Author/creator | Jiang, Li Julie |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, [2021] |
| Description | xii, 371 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Series | Oxford studies in comparative syntax |
| Partial contents | Bare numeral classifier phrases and bare nouns in Mandarin -- Plurality and complex nominal arguments in Mandarin : still without D -- Classifier languages with D : Nuosu Yi -- Variation in classifier languages -- Implications on nominal argument formation in general : language universals, variation, and typology of nominal arguments. |
| Abstract | "This book investigates nominal arguments in classifier languages. A long-held claim is that classifier languages do not have overt article determiners (D). This book, however, brings to the forefront of the theoretical investigation on the typologically unique Nuosu Yi, a classifier language that will be shown to have an overt article determiner. By comparing nominal arguments in Nuosu Yi to those in Mandarin, the book provides a parametric account of variation among classifier languages and extends the account to argument formation in general. This book begins with a detailed examination of bare numeral classifier phrases in Mandarin by comparing them with bare numeral noun phrases in number marking languages, such as English, French, and Russian. Lastly, the book puts the analysis of Mandarin and Nuosu Yi nominal arguments in a broader, cross-linguistic perspective and develops a parametric account of variation in nominal argument formation in general"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Revision of the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Harvard University, 2012. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-363) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020016478 |
| ISBN | 9780190084165 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780190084172 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (online) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |