Arguments and modifiers in deverbal nominals : Romanian Genitives and de-PPs
Soare, Elena (University of Paris 8 & CNRS-SFL)
Roy, Isabelle (University of Nantes & CNRS LLING)

Date:	2022
Abstract:	This paper addresses the distribution of Genitives and PPs in deverbal nominalizations with a particular focus on Romanian -tor nominals that express agents, e. g. , vânzător 'seller', and instruments, e. g. , tocător 'shredder'. The issue of the distribution of Genitives is central to understanding the argumental structure properties of deverbal nominalizations in Romanian, and cross-linguistically. Derived nominals expressing agents and instruments have been and continue to be the subject of much controversy in the literature with respect to whether they (or at least some of them) involve an argument structure. We argue that the existence of an argumental Genitive in Romanian provides strong support for views that propose that (at least a subclass of) agent nominals have argument-structure properties. However, we also show that a proper understanding of the distribution of Genitive case-marked complements and PPs bears upon their interpretive nature, and more particularly on their specific vs. non-specific interpretation.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Deverbal nominals ; Agent and instrument-denoting nominals ; Argument structure ; Event structure ; Argument ; Modifier ; Genitive ; PP
Published in:	Isogloss, Vol. 8 Núm. 2 (2022) , p. 1-17 (RLLT 17 Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory - GoRo Paris) , ISSN 2385-4138

Adreça original: https://revistes.uab.cat/isogloss/article/view/v8-n2-soare-roy
DOI: 10.5565/rev/isogloss.133

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