The Syntax Of Number, Person And Gender: A Theory Of Phi-features (linguistic Models)

The series Studies of the Bible and Its Reception (SBR) publishes monographs and collected volumes which explore the reception history of the Bible in a wide variety of academic and cultural contexts. Closely linked to the multi-volume project Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (EBR), this book series is a publication platform for works which cover the broad field of reception history of the Bible in various religious traditions, historical periods, and cultural fields. Volumes in this series aim to present the material of reception processes or to develop methodological discussions in more detail, enabling authors and readers to more deeply engage and understand the dynamics of biblical reception in a wide variety of academic fields. Further information on " The Bible and Its Reception ". Introduction Chapter 1: Preliminary Assumptions 1.1. Background: the Principles and Parameters framework Chapter 2: The Case System 2.0. Introduction 2.2. Case-selection 2.3. Conclusion Notes Chapter 3: Agreement 3.0. Introduction 3.1. Phi-features in pronouns 3.2. Phi-features in determiners 3.3. The structure of noun phrases 3.4. The nature of specifiers 3.5. The nature of nouns 3.6. A comparison with the DP-analysis 3.7. The lexical categories reconsidered 3.8. Conclusion Notes Chapter 4: Prenominal Adjectives 4.0. Introduction 4.1. The distribution of adjectives 4.2. The final schwa 4.3. Adjectival specifiers 4.4. Adjectival predicates 4.5. Adjectival arguments 4.6. More than one prenominal adjective 4.7. Deflected prenominal adjectives 4.8. Conclusion Notes Chapter 5: Numerals, Quantifiers, and other Prenominals 5.0. Introduction 5.2. The phi-features of quantifiers 5.3. Van die-constructions (or: paradigm-less van) 5.4. Conclusion Notes Chapter 6: Finite INFL 6.0. Introduction 6.2. Conclusion Notes Chapter 7: Non-finite INFL 7.0. Introduction 7.1. Infinitival verbs 7.2. Past participles (geVd) 7.3. The functional projection of traces 7.4. Conclusion Notes Appendix A: On the nature of derived words 0. Introduction 1. Compounds 2. ‘Small clause’ verbs 3. Conclusion Notes Appendix B: On the Interpretation of Tense 0. Introduction 1. Reichenbach’s tense system 2. A syntactically based tense system 3. Sentences with more than one tense 4. Conclusion Notes Appendix C: On the Representation of Verb Clusters 0. Introduction 1. The problem 2. The proposal 3. The facts 4. Some residual problems 5. Conclusion Notes References Index