Open AccessThe syntax and semantics of nominal modifiers in Spanish: interpretations, types and ordering facts
Author(s) -
Antonio Fábregas
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
borealis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1893-3211
DOI - 10.7557/1.6.2.4191
Subject(s) - adjective , syntax , linguistics , semantics (computer science) , computer science , abstract syntax , natural language processing , philosophy , programming language , noun
This article provides an overview of the main facts and theories regarding nominal modifiers, with attention to the internal division of the low DP-structure (gender, number and N). The article presents first the notion of modification seen from the perspectives of semantics and syntax (§1); adjective classes are discussed in §2. §3 discusses the contrasts between prenominal and postnominal adjectives; §4 discusses the ordering of adjectives in sequences; §5 reviews the main theories that account for the facts discussed in §3 and §4. §6 moves to prepositional modifiers, presenting facts and theories about them. §7 presents the conclusions.