The impact of semantic relations on grammatical alternation: an experimental study of proper name modifiers and determiner genitives
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DOI: 10.1017/s1360674319000261
Abstract: In this article we investigate the role of semantic relations in grammatical alternations. The specific alternation we look at is that between the proper name modifier construction, e.g. the Obama government, and the determiner genitive,… read more here.
Keywords: proper name; study; relations grammatical; alternation ... See more keywords
Presuppositions as pragmemes: The case of exemplification acts
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DOI: 10.1515/ip-2020-0003
Abstract: Abstract This paper is an example of how contextual information interacts with the interpretation of noun phrases (NPs) in discourse. When we encounter an NP escorted by the definite article or a proper name, the… read more here.
Keywords: proper name; presuppositions pragmemes; pragmemes case; referent ... See more keywords
Significado y sentidos de la construcción 'X hizo/ se marcó un Nombre propio'
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DOI: 10.5209/clac.55323
Abstract: The Spanish colloquial construction X hizo/ se marco un Nombre propio (‘X did/pulled a Proper Name’) (for example: Edurne hizo/ se marco un Angelina Jolie ‘Edurne did/pulled an Angelina Jolie’) has become widespread in recent… read more here.
Keywords: sentidos construcci; nombre propio; hizo; proper name ... See more keywords