Constraints on the position and interpretation of bare singular indefinites in Russian
In this paper, I discuss the distribution of bare singular indefinite nominals in Russian. I argue that these nominal phrases are full-fledged indefinites and can have both specific and non-specific indefinite interpretations. However, their appearance in the preverbal subject position is not common...
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| description | In this paper, I discuss the distribution of bare singular indefinite nominals in Russian. I argue that these nominal phrases are full-fledged indefinites and can have both specific and non-specific indefinite interpretations. However, their appearance in the preverbal subject position is not common. I argue in this paper that this restriction exists because a specific interpretation, or, in other words, a referential reading, required for this position cannot be unambiguously established with BSgs without any additional sentential specification. Additionally, I discuss some consequences of my proposal, such as BSg subjects of individual-level predicates, and BSg subjects in thetic judgments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68e5349f71a14d38b6c31148831f18f22023-01-18T09:49:50ZdeuUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Linguistica0024-39222350-420X2016-12-0156110.4312/linguistica.56.1.9-23Constraints on the position and interpretation of bare singular indefinites in RussianOlga Borik0Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaIn this paper, I discuss the distribution of bare singular indefinite nominals in Russian. I argue that these nominal phrases are full-fledged indefinites and can have both specific and non-specific indefinite interpretations. However, their appearance in the preverbal subject position is not common. I argue in this paper that this restriction exists because a specific interpretation, or, in other words, a referential reading, required for this position cannot be unambiguously established with BSgs without any additional sentential specification. Additionally, I discuss some consequences of my proposal, such as BSg subjects of individual-level predicates, and BSg subjects in thetic judgments.https://journals.uni-lj.si/linguistica/article/view/7196indefiniteRussianspecificitytopic |
| spellingShingle | Olga Borik Constraints on the position and interpretation of bare singular indefinites in Russian Linguistica indefinite Russian specificity topic |
| title | Constraints on the position and interpretation of bare singular indefinites in Russian |
| title_full | Constraints on the position and interpretation of bare singular indefinites in Russian |
| title_fullStr | Constraints on the position and interpretation of bare singular indefinites in Russian |
| title_full_unstemmed | Constraints on the position and interpretation of bare singular indefinites in Russian |
| title_short | Constraints on the position and interpretation of bare singular indefinites in Russian |
| title_sort | constraints on the position and interpretation of bare singular indefinites in russian |
| topic | indefinite Russian specificity topic |
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