The silence of exclamation: exclamative constructions, singular indefinite predicates and silent nouns
The silence of exclamation: exclamative constructions, singular indefinite predicates and silent nouns
Author(s): Mihaela Tănase-DogaruSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: exclamative; silent noun; bare predicates; SIPs; N de N
Summary/Abstract: The goal of this analysis is to compare constructions containing singular indefinite predicates (SIPs) of the type 'Ion e un tăran/Ion is a peasant' with N de N constructions of the type 'tăranul de Ion/peasant-the of Ion' and explore the role that the degree operator and silent nouns play.
Journal: Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 137-147
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English