An HPSG analysis of 'a beautiful two weeks'

• 발행기관: 경희대학교 언어정보연구소
• 저자명: Takafumi Maekawa
• 간행물 정보: 『언어연구』제30권 제3호, 407~433쪽, 전체 27쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2013.12.31

영문 초록

In this article we investigate a type of noun phrase in English, which is exemplified by a beautiful two weeks and a lucky three students. We call such examples determiner-modifier-numeral-noun constructions (DMNNCs). DMNNCs look similar to what we call the numeral-modifier-noun constructions (NMNCs) such as two beautiful weeks and three lucky students, but differ in several respects: e.g., an indefinite article can occur in DMNNCs but cannot in NMNCs; the numeral follows the modifier in DMNNCs but precedes the modifier in NMNCs. In this article we will mainly discuss the syntax of DMNNCs in some detail and consider how they might be analysed within Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG; Pollard and Sag 1987, 1994). While sketching some analyses which have been proposed for DMNNCs, we look at some data which seems problematic to these analyses. We then develop an analysis of DMNNCs in which the peculiarities of the construction are attributed to the special constructional constraints. We argue that HPSG can provide a satisfactmy account of these properties of DMNNCs. (Ryukoku University)

목차

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Analyses of DMNNCs

3. HPSG

4. 'A beautiful two weeks' in HPSG

5. Further data

6. Conclusion

References

키워드

Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar noun phrases numerals determiners407