Linguistics: an interdisciplinary journal of the language sciences articles from May 2002

Linguistics: an interdisciplinary journal of the language sciences archives from May 2002

Anaphora: lexico-textual structure, or means for utterance integration within a discourse? A critique of the functional-grammar account. (1).
May 1, 2002... Abstract This article is a critical examination of Dik's (1997b: chapter 10) account of discourse anaphora, within the framework of the theory of functional grammar (but it highlights features of anaphora theory that hold more generally)....

The gray area of supine clauses *.
May 1, 2002... Abstract This paper aims to clarify the categorial and syntactic status of supine forms in Romanian. It appears that the supine is a [+N] [+V] category that lacks [PHI]-features and differs from adjectives with reference to distribution,...

The role of morphology in gender determination: evidence from Modern Greek *.
May 1, 2002... Abstract This paper deals with gender and the role of morphology in determining the different gender values in a morphologically rich language like Greek. It provides a theoretical account of gender in generative grammar and argues in...

Cognition, epistemic scale, and functions of the Old Japanese question particle ka. (1).
May 1, 2002... Abstract This paper first shows how the polysemy of a single question particle ka (self-addressed questions, exclamation, rhetorical questions, wishes, and regrets) in Old Japanese can be accounted for in a unified way, by using Akatsuka's...

Semantic construction for reinterpretation phenomena *.
May 1, 2002... Abstract Reinterpretation is a "creative" or "dynamic" aspect of natural language, where the literal meaning of an expression is augmented with the help of extralinguistic knowledge, particularly in cases where there is no well-formed...

Conjunct/disjunct marking in Awa Pit. (1).
May 1, 2002... Abstract Awa Pit, a Barbacoan language spoken in Colombia and Ecuador, has a conjunct/disjunct system of verb suffixing similar to a person-marking system. It is a binary system, with "conjunct" used for first person in statements and...

Incorporation: a comparison between Iraqw and Dutch. * (Short Note).
May 1, 2002... Abstract The focus of this paper is the notion "incorporation" as it has been used and discussed in recent literature on the morphology/syntax interface. We first give a brief survey of the main issues in the theoretical discussion, and we...