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The resilient dative and other remarkable cases in Scandinavian vernaculars

In this paper we look at the case systems in three Scandinavian vernaculars spoken in Sweden, viz. Elfdalian, Skelleftemål and Vätömål in relation to (i) problems concerning possible case systems and ways in which they can break down; (ii) earlier claims about case hierarchies; (iii) the interaction of case, number and definiteness in nominal paradigms...

Keywords: case, nominal paradigm, definiteness, number, markedness

01/2006 | STUF – Sprachtypologie und Universalienforschung, Akademie Verlag
Esphoric the N of a(n) N-nominals: Forward bridging to an indefinite reference point

In this article I analyze English binominal NPs of the form the N of a(n) N and describe them as instances of esphoric NPs, i.e...

Keywords: Esphora, reference-point constructions, possessives, definiteness, bridging, reference

08/2006 | Folia Linguistica, Walter de Gruyter