Squib: Where are the possessors?

<p>Abney (1987) introduces and develops the idea that nominal possessors are structurally analogous to subjects of transitive verbs. Except for changes in implementation, his proposal can still be regarded as the standard theory of nominal possession in Generative Grammar. If textbook presence...

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Main Author: Rafael Nonato
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Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2015-06-01
Series:Revista Linguística
Online Access:https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/rl/article/view/4577
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description <p>Abney (1987) introduces and develops the idea that nominal possessors are structurally analogous to subjects of transitive verbs. Except for changes in implementation, his proposal can still be regarded as the standard theory of nominal possession in Generative Grammar. If textbook presence is a good correlate of acceptation of a theory, note that among the textbooks that follow Abney in assuming that nominal possessors are structurally analogous to subjects of transitive verbs are Adger (2003), Radford (2004), and Carnie (2006) (see also Bernstein (2001), a survey paper on noun phrases2).</p>
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spelling doaj.art-7a61ad492e5c4830a2c191e444f78a7a2022-12-22T02:11:12ZporUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroRevista Linguística1808-835X2238-975X2015-06-011013176Squib: Where are the possessors?Rafael Nonato0UFRJ<p>Abney (1987) introduces and develops the idea that nominal possessors are structurally analogous to subjects of transitive verbs. Except for changes in implementation, his proposal can still be regarded as the standard theory of nominal possession in Generative Grammar. If textbook presence is a good correlate of acceptation of a theory, note that among the textbooks that follow Abney in assuming that nominal possessors are structurally analogous to subjects of transitive verbs are Adger (2003), Radford (2004), and Carnie (2006) (see also Bernstein (2001), a survey paper on noun phrases2).</p>https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/rl/article/view/4577
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