Jezikoslovlje, Vol. 17. No. 1-2., 2016.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
A split DP-analysis of Croatian noun phrases
Đurđica Željka Caruso
; University of Stuttgart
Sažetak
This paper investigates the syntactic structure of nominal expressions in Croatian and proposes their analysis in terms of a split DP. Within the split DP-approach, the nominal left periphery contains functional projections DefP, FocP, TopP and DP. I will show that these functional categories host different lexical items (e.g. determiners, demonstratives, possessives, etc.) that contribute to the (in)definiteness and specificity of the Croatian noun phrase. A reanalysis of the nominal left periphery in terms of a split DP allows for the explanation of DP-internal word order variations, along with some other syntactic phenomena.
Ključne riječi
syntactic structure of noun phrases; Croatian noun phrase; nominal left periphery; split DP Analysis; (in)definiteness and specificity
Hrčak ID:
167791
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Datum izdavanja:
21.10.2016.
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