Definiteness, Animacy, and NP Ordering

Definiteness, Animacy, and NP Ordering [microform] / Evelyn N. Ransom.

The constraints in English on the definiteness, specificity, humaness and animacy of noun phrases (NP's) undergoing passive and dative movement are examined. Evidence presented shows that these constraints occur in other languages in marked and unmarked constructions as absolute constraints on...

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Main Author: Ransom, Evelyn N.
Format: Microfilm Book
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1977.
Subjects:
Classification.
Deep Structure.
Grammar.
Language Universals.
Nouns.
Sentence Structure.
Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
Syntax.
Word Order.

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