Document Type
Article
Abstract
This work investigates inter-related syntactic and semantic issues concerning bare singular count nouns (BSCNs) in English. I explore differences in interpretation, distribution, and possible underlying nominal structure to investigate how BSCNs fall out when considered as semantically incorporated nominals. By examining their interaction with discourse anaphora, number neutrality, and modification, I conclude that some uses of English bare singulars show the behavior of full referential DPs, while others are best explained as semantically incorporated nominals fused with a preposition or intransitive verb.
Disciplines
Linguistics | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Stvan, Laurel Smith. 2009. Semantic Incorporation as an Account for Some Bare Singular Count Noun Uses in English. Lingua 119(2). 314–333.