Bare Nominals in Brazilian Portuguese
An integral approach
| University of Zurich
Over the last three decades, Brazilian Portuguese bare nominals have turned into a hot topic in the cross-linguistic study of nominal syntax and semantics. This contribution is the first comprehensive, book-length treatment of the issue, covering both the long-standing discussion about the adequate analysis of these forms as well as the establishment of a solid empirical basis for future research. The book goes further than previous accounts in also taking into consideration the phonetic-phonological dimension, showing the advantages of a more comprehensive account. The empirical section outlines an innovative approach in which different methods and data types are combined and focuses on the underresearched definite / specific / referential uses and interpretations of bare singulars. The book also addresses the traditional topics in the study of bare nominals – genericity, the mass/count distinction, NP-internal plural agreement, the NP/DP distinction, and syntax-semantics-phonology interface questions – in the light of the new findings.
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 245] 2017. xv, 322 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins
Table of Contents
Index of tables
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ix–x
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Index of figures
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xi
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List of abbreviations and remarks on glosses
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xiii–xiv
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Acknowledgments
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xv
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Chapter 1. Introduction
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2–51
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Chapter 2. The literature on Brazilian Portuguese bare nominals
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54–104
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Chapter 3. Article assimilation and bare nominals
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106–160
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Chapter 4. Definite/specific (and some generic) BSs in corpora
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162–201
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Chapter 5. Acceptability Judgment Tasks on generic and specific bare singulars
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204–247
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Chapter 6. Towards an integral approach
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250–299
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Bibliography
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301–314
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Author index
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315
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Subject index
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Subjects
BIC Subject: CFK – Grammar, syntax
BISAC Subject: LAN009060 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax