29.1162, Diss: Slovak; Slavic Subgroup; General Linguistics; Morphology; Semantics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Veronika King (nee Richtarcikova): ''Reference to and via properties: The case of Slovak''

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Subject: 29.1162, Diss: Slovak; Slavic Subgroup; General Linguistics; Morphology; Semantics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Veronika King (nee Richtarcikova): ''Reference to and via properties: The case of Slovak''

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Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:12:40
From: Veronika King nee Richtarcikova [veronika.richtarcikova at upf.edu]
Subject: Reference to and via properties: The case of Slovak

 
Institution: Universitat Pompeu Fabra 
Program: Theoretical Linguistics 
Dissertation Status: Completed 
Degree Date: 2018 

Author: Veronika King nee Richtarcikova

Dissertation Title: Reference to and via properties: The case of Slovak 

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Morphology
                     Semantics
                     Syntax
                     Text/Corpus Linguistics

Subject Language(s): Slovak (slk)

Language Family(ies): Slavic Subgroup


Dissertation Director(s):
Louise McNally

Dissertation Abstract:

Reference via adjectives typically requires an intermediate step:
nominalization through overt derivational affixing. However, many languages
allow even unaffixed adjectives to be used referentially. This thesis is a
case study of this use of adjectives (called adjectival determiner phrases or
A-DPs) in Slovak.

Based on corpus evidence, I describe their syntax and semantics. I argue that
Slovak A-DPs, in contrast to derived nominalizations, have no nominal layer in
their structure. The two meanings observed for A-DPs are shown to derive from
the underlying character of adjectives themselves, specifi cally, from the
fact that the semantic representation contains two variables, one for the
property denoted by the adjective and one for the bearer of that property.

Additional research questions addressed in the thesis include a comparison of
affix-based and affixless nominalization strategies, as well as the role and
the distribution of determiners in Slovak A-DPs in light of their interaction
with information structure.




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