On Adjoined Possessors

• András Bárány ^[1] ; Irina Nikolaeva ^[2]
  1. [1] Leiden University

     Leiden University

     Países Bajos

     
  2. [2] SOAS University of London
• Localización: Linguistic inquiry, ISSN 0024-3892, Vol. 52, Nº 1, 2021, págs. 181-194
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • External and internal possessors differ from each other in several properties. In contrast to internal possessors, external possessors do not form a constituent with the possessed noun and can participate in clause-level processes such as verb agreement and switch-reference. In this squib, we discuss “intermediate” possessors with both internal and external properties. In Tundra Nenets (Uralic), such possessors form a syntactic constituent with the possessed noun but show different types of clause-level behavior. They can bind and control out of their host DP and participate in an obviation system, a consequence of the possessor being adjoined to the host DP.