Research Article

BARE OBJECT NPs AND SCRAMBLING IN TURKISH

Number: 131 March 1, 2006
  • Selçuk İşsever
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BARE OBJECT NPs AND SCRAMBLING IN TURKISH

Abstract

Turkish with respect to lexical features of NPs in the framework of copy-theory-of- movement. Previous studies propose that non-Case-marked and/or [-specific] NPs cannot be scrambled in Turkish. In this study, the interactions between Case- marking, specificity, and scrambling is explored in regard to immediately pre- verbal bare object NPs, due to both non-Case-marked and [-specific] properties of these lexical items. As opposed to what has been proposed before, the results show that [-specific] bare object NPs are free to scramble into the post-verbal field when they have Topic-features. This reveals that the interplay between Case-marking and scrambling is not that ironclad as opposed to the pre-assumptions in the literature

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Language Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Selçuk İşsever This is me

Publication Date

March 1, 2006

Submission Date

January 1, 2006

Acceptance Date

-

Published in Issue

Year 2006 Number: 131

APA
İşsever, S. (2006). BARE OBJECT NPs AND SCRAMBLING IN TURKISH. Dil Dergisi, 131, 42-55. https://doi.org/10.1501/Dilder_0000000050