The Syntax of Adjectives: A Comparative Study

by Guglielmo Cinque

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A new analysis of adjectives, supported by comparative evidence.

In The Syntax of Adjectives, Guglielmo Cinque offers cross-linguistic evidence that adjectives have two sources. Arguing against the standard view, and reconsidering his own earlier analysis, Cinque proposes that adjectives enter the nominal phase either as "adverbial" modifiers to the noun or as predicates of reduced relative clauses. Some of his evidence comes...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0262514265

ISBN13:9780262514262

Release Date:July 2010

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:222 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Language Arts

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