A Phi-Syntax for Nominal Concord : Morphological Definiteness as Gender-Agreement in the German DP

A Phi-Syntax for Nominal Concord : Morphological Definiteness as Gender-Agreement in the German DP

Marco Benincasa

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FörlagNarr Francke Attempto Verlag
ISBN9783823391333

The book focusses on the grammatical feature definiteness in German, visible in the inflection of adjectives (ein schön-es Kind vs. das schön-e Kind). It argues for an analysis of this effect that draws a connection to the visible categories of number and gender on nouns and related words rather tha