| Autor: |
Law, Paul |
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Studies in Chinese Linguistics; Aug2012, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p103-122, 20p |
| Abstrakt: |
This paper argues that the lexical item grand in DPs expressing the notion of "thousand" in colloquial American English is best considered to be a modifier of the silent noun BUCKS appearing after a silent THOUSAND. Certain facts concerning locality, the pronunciation of silent expressions and coordination indicate that grand cannot be part of a PP containing the silent expressions IN and TOTAL. Numerals can almost never be left out, a fact that has little bearing on silent nouns. The acquisition of silent expressions is unproblematic, insofar as their distributions can be deduced from that of the overt expressions to which they are related. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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