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- Title
CONSTRAINTS ON THE POSITION AND INTERPRETATION OF BARE SINGULAR INDEFINITES IN RUSSIAN.
- Authors
Borik, Olga
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
RUSSIAN language; NOMINALS (Grammar); VERB phrases; EASTERN Slavic languages; GRAMMATICAL categories
- Publication
Linguistica, 2016, Vol 56, p9
- ISSN
0024-3922
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4312/linguistica.56.1.9-23