Partitives and Specificity Effects for Japanese

Authors

Kaori Furuya, Grand Valley State University

Department

Modern Languages & Literatures

College

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Date Range

2011-2012

Abstract

Referentiality/Specificity has been shown to play a crucial role in the syntax of DPs when it comes to extraction (Friengo and Higginbotham 1981). In this paper, I propose that some restrictive distribution of a numeral classifier (NC) should be accounted for in terms of specificity effects for Japanese with three pieces of evidence, in support of the phase DP hypothesis (Chomsky 2001, 2007). I also defend the relation between argmenthood and DP is defended, particularly for definite NPs.

Conference Name

International Conference on Formal Linguistics

Conference Location

China

ScholarWorks Citation

Furuya, Kaori, "Partitives and Specificity Effects for Japanese" (2011). Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants. 424.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fsdg/424