Open Access‘Other’: typological observations
Author(s) -
Черемисинова Мария Олеговна,
Ландер Юрий Александрович
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rhema. rema
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2500-2953
DOI - 10.31862/2500-2953-2018-4-109-124
Subject(s) - expression (computer science) , linguistics , branching (polymer chemistry) , noun , noun phrase , mathematics , computer science , philosophy , materials science , composite material , programming language
The paper presents a cross-linguistic investigation into specific characteristics of the expressions translated as ‘other’. We discuss the appearance of ‘other’ expressions at a periphery of nominal phrases or before nouns in right-branching languages, their occasional incompatibility with determiners and certain peculiarities in the expression of number. The features discussed suggest that ‘other’ expressions are in many respects similar to determiners, even though they should not necessarily be treated as such.