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Towards a More Articulated Typology of Internally Headed Relative Constructions: The Semantics Connection
Article first published online: 5 JUL 2012
DOI: 10.1002/lnc3.346
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Grosu, A. (2012), Towards a More Articulated Typology of Internally Headed Relative Constructions: The Semantics Connection. Language and Linguistics Compass, 6: 447–476. doi: 10.1002/lnc3.346
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Abstract
This article outlines the shortcomings found in two well-known syntax-based typologies of internally headed relative constructions (IHRCs), and demonstrates the benefits of a typology that relies on the syntax-semantics interface and takes semantics seriously into account. It is argued that the latter approach yields a more revealing and empirically superior typology of IHRCs.