The Syntax and Semantics of Noun Modifiers and the Theory of Universal Grammar: A Korean Perspective

by Min-Joo Kim

This book takes Korean as a basis to provide a detailed universal Determiner Phrase (DP) structure. Adnominal adjectival expressions are apparently optional noun dependents but their syntax and semantics have been shown to provide an important window on the internal structure of DP. By carefully examining data from Korean, an understudied language, as well as from other unrelated languages, the book provides a broad perspective on the phenomenon of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030058840
• ISBN13: 9783030058845
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 321 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"