| Title |
Adjectival definiteness marking in Lithuanian – one more puzzle piece: qualitative adjectives that could but do not take definite forms / |
| Translation of Title |
Būdvardinė lietuvių kalbos apibrėžtumo raiška – dar viena dėlionės dalis: įvardžiuotinėmis formomis nevartojami kokybiniai būdvardžiai. |
| Authors |
Trakymaitė, Ringailė |
| DOI |
10.15388/baltistica.56.1.2438 |
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| Is Part of |
Baltistica.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2021, t. 56, Nr. 1, p. 19-79.. ISSN 0132-6503. eISSN 2345-0045 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Lithuanian ; adjective ; attribute ; definite ; determiner ; modifier ; noun phrase ; quantifier ; prenominal |
| Abstract [eng] |
This data-driven paper adds to the broader discussion on adjectival definiteness marking and, more specifically, definiteness marking in Lithuanian by providing some insights into why a large group of qualitative adjectives that could, in principle, derive definite (long) forms rarely do so in practice. This group of adjectives is not homogenous but could be divided into a number of rather clearly defined sub- groups, based on semantic-pragmatic factors or on functions performed in the NP/ sentence. It will be argued that the inability to establish a category (both taxonomic or ad hoc ), and hence to assume a morphological definiteness marker, occurs for two reasons: 1) a property denoted by the adjective does not meet the semantic- pragmatic requirements needed for the underlying category; 2) the adjective denotes not a property, but rather something else, e.g., quantification, possession, similarity, ordinal relations, specificity or similar. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2021 |
| CC license |
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