The definite article in non-specific object noun phrases : Comparing French and Italian

Kupisch, Tanja; Koops, Christian

The definite article in non-specific object noun phrases : Comparing French and Italian

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2007

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Kupisch, Tanja

Koops, Christian

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Nominal Determination : Typology, context constraints, and historical emergence / Stark, Elisabeth; Leiss, Elisabeth; Abraham, Werner (ed.). - Amsterdam : John Benjamins Pub., 2007. - pp. 189-213. - ISBN 978-90-272-9210-0

Abstract

Italian allows for the use of the definite article in non-specific direct object NPs ( mettersi la giacca ‘put on a jacket’, avere il gatto ‘have a cat’). However, in French, the corresponding constructions typically take only the indefinite article ( se mettre un blouson, avoir un chat ). We present a corpus analysis and a questionnaire study which both establish a striking contrast between French and Italian on this point. We argue that the more widespread use of the Italian definite article in this non-specific function shows that it is further grammaticalized than its French counterpart. This conclusion calls for a reconsideration of the widespread view of French as the language with the more grammaticalized article system.

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KUPISCH, Tanja, Christian KOOPS, 2007. The definite article in non-specific object noun phrases : Comparing French and Italian. In: STARK, Elisabeth, ed., Elisabeth LEISS, ed., Werner ABRAHAM, ed.. Nominal Determination : Typology, context constraints, and historical emergence. Amsterdam:John Benjamins Pub., pp. 189-213. ISBN 978-90-272-9210-0. Available under: doi: 10.1075/slcs.89.11kup

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  booktitle={Nominal Determination : Typology, context constraints, and historical emergence},
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