Greek polydefinites are cases of adjectival modification where the adjective features its own
definite determiner. We propose an account of the phenomenon that treats it as an instance …

The theoretical focus of my thesis is the methodology of establishing the hierarchy of
functional projections. I argue that four factors influence the hierarchy: mapping to …

Discontinuous noun phrases have posed a long-standing challenge for syntactic analysis.
While there exists increasing evidence that discontinuous NPs are associated with specific …

In this paper formal accounts of nominal ellipsis are compared with information-structural
approaches in the light of Spanish data. It is first shown that empty nominals in this language …

This paper discusses Greek polydefinites, ie combinations of an adjective and a noun where
each features its own determiner, as in (1).(1) a. to the spiti house to the megalo big b. to the …

The order and behaviour of the premodifier (an adjective, or other modifying word that
appears before a noun) has long been a puzzle to syntacticians and semanticists. Why can …

This thesis is an investigation of the nature of the syntax-semantics and syntaxphonology
interfaces, focusing on the noun phrase. It is argued that, under the assumption that the …

Ever since Chomsky (1970)'s idea that different phrases like NP, VP, AP, PP, have the same
internal structure, symmetry has always been sought, and discovered, in generative …

In this article I consider a particular generalization concerning ellipsis within the extended
nominal projection: ellipsis can target a nominal modifier only if all constituents below it are …

This paper presents novel evidence that the exclusive operator alleen in Dutch (and nur in
German) can directly attach to the focus constituent it associates with, and against an …