Open AccessAdjectives in layers
Author(s) -
Asya Pereltsvaig,
Olga Kagan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rhema. rema
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2500-2953
DOI - 10.31862/2500-2953-2018-4-125-165
Subject(s) - attributive , noun phrase , linguistics , syntax , determiner phrase , noun , computer science , semantics (computer science) , nominalization , phrase , natural language processing , artificial intelligence , philosophy , programming language
This paper investigates the syntax and semantics of modifying/attributive adjectives in Russian, a language lacking articles but having complex patterns of case marking and agreement within a noun phrase. It has been claimed in the literature that due to its lack of articles, Russian has a completely different internal structure for noun phrases than in languages with articles. In this paper we argue against that claim and propose that there are six layers of functional structure within a noun phrase which modifying adjectives can occupy.