Since the early 1970s, the proper treatment and nominals and nominalization has been fundamental to syntactic theory. And yet a satisfactory approach continues to prove elusive. Working within the framework of Lexical-Functional Grammar, this book discusses the precise reasons why pronouns show particular distributions, why nominalized verbs inherit the predicational power of the verbs they're derived from, and what kind of syntactic category derived nominals should be assigned. Recent developments in LFG make it possible to examine discourse clitics and case markers as well, meaning this collection can address both "classic" nominal issues and novel new perspectives.
| ISBN: | 9781575864747 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 2003 |
| Author: | Miriam Butt |
| Publisher: | Centre for the Study of Language & Information |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Constraint-Based Lexicalism |
| Genres: |
Grammar, syntax and morphology |