Syntax of Demonstrative Adjectives in Japanese

A Preliminary Study

Authors

  • Minoru Fukuda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.455

Keywords:

Japanese language-- Demonstratives, Japanese language-- Syntax

Abstract

It is argued that demonstrative adjectives like ano (“that”) kono ("this”) and sono (“the or that") occupy the highest Spec position in DP in Japanese, and that they block A-bar movement out of DP. The interactions among demonstrative adjectives, genitive phrases like John-no ("John's"), and WH-words like dare-no ( "whose") are explainable under our proposal.

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How to Cite

Fukuda, . M. (1996). Syntax of Demonstrative Adjectives in Japanese: A Preliminary Study. Kansas Working Papers in Linguistics, 21, 21-37. https://doi.org/10.17161/KWPL.1808.455