The choice of determiners in nominal anaphora — comparison of usage in spanish and czech Cover Image

Volba determinantů v nominální anafoře — srovnání situace ve španělštině a češtině
The choice of determiners in nominal anaphora — comparison of usage in spanish and czech

Author(s): Adéla Erbenová
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: nominal anaphora; determiners; demonstratives; definite article; Spanish; Czech;

Summary/Abstract: This study deals with issues of determiners in different types of nominal anaphora in Spanish andCzech. It analyzes the choice between demonstratives and the definite article in Spanish. As thereis no definite article in Czech, speakers choose between demonstratives and the noun without anydeterminer. Our goal is to identify the factors that influence the choice of determiners in both languages and the similarities and differences between them. The results show that the situation in bothlanguages is complex and that the definite article in Spanish sometimes corresponds to the null-determiner in Czech and sometimes to a demonstrative.

  • Issue Year: 98/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 181-198
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Czech
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