constraints on the position and interpretation of bare singular indefinites in russian

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Abstract
In this paper, I discuss the distribution of bare singular indefinite nominals in Russian. I argue that these nominal phrases are full-fledged indefinites and can have both specific and non-specific indefinite interpretations. However, their appearance in the preverbal subject position is not common. I argue in this paper that this restriction exists because a specific interpretation, or, in other words, a referential reading, required for this position cannot be unambiguously established with BSgs without any additional sentential specification. Additionally, I discuss some consequences of my proposal, such as BSg subjects of individual-level predicates, and BSg subjects in thetic judgments.
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Authors ;Olga Borik
Journal propósitos y representaciones
Year 2016
DOI
10.4312/linguistica.56.1.9-23
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https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/linguistica/article/view/7196
Keywords
specificity russian linguistics topicphilology

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