Feature Checking, Chain Linking, and the Distribution of Noun Phrases in Spanish.

Ishikawa, Masataka

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ERIC Number: EJ552217

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Feature Checking, Chain Linking, and the Distribution of Noun Phrases in Spanish.

Ishikawa, Masataka

Hispania, v80 n3 p556-68 Sep 1997

Discusses the structure of Spanish noun phrases within the general framework of minimalist syntax. Proposes nominal functional category and feature checking via chain linking and suggests lexical specifications for common and proper nouns accounting for their distribution in the clause. (32 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Nouns, Phrase Structure, Spanish, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Syntax

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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