On the alternation between inflectional case and prepositional phrases in Romanian
On the alternation between inflectional case and prepositional phrases in Romanian
Author(s): Alexandru MardaleSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: (inflectional/morphological) case; preposition(s); entity; property
Summary/Abstract: The goal of this paper is to examine the alternation between nominal expressions marked with morphological case (fiul regelui/the king's son) and certain prepositional phrases (fiul de rege / the royal son) in Romanian. Both types pf constructions involve a relatrion which may either pertain to the lexical meaning of the head N or else be contextually triggered by the presence of the second argument.
Journal: Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 147-159
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
