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Definiteness, Information Structure, and Indirect Modification in the Kunbarlang Noun Phrase
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Kapitonov, Ivan |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Kunbarlang shows considerable variation in the word order patterns of nominal expressions. This paper investigates these patterns, concentrating on the distribution of noun markers (articles) and on attributive modification. Based on examination of spontaneous discourse and elicitation, I identify two main contributions of the noun marker: definiteness and predicative reading of modifiers. Furthermore, the order of adjectives with respect to the head noun is shown to correlate with information-structural effects. Taken together, these facts strongly support a hierarchical structure analysis of the NP in Kunbarlang. In the second part of the paper, Kunbarlang data are compared to the typology of determiner spreading phenomena. Finally, I entertain the prospects of a more formal analysis of the data presented and indicate their theoretical and typological relevance, including expression of information structure below the clausal level, typology of adnominal elements, and architecture of attributive modification. |
| Starting Page | 111 |
| e-ISSN | 2226471X |
| DOI | 10.3390/languages6030111 |
| Journal | Languages |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 6 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-06-22 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Languages Language Studies Articles Configurationality Definiteness Determiner Spreading Information Structure Non-pama-nyungan Languages Noun Phrase Structure Word Order |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
