On classifiers and proper names
The paper discusses the functional structure of proper names (PNs) in relation to descriptive PNs, verbs of naming, and non-literal uses of PNs. We propose that the functional structure of PNs includes not only a D [+def, j, +Person], but also a qualitative classifier. This proposal reflects the int...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Editura Universitatii din Bucuresti
2007-01-01
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Series: | Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics |
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Online Access: | http://bwpl.unibuc.ro/index.pl/on_classifiers_and_proper_names |