@article{ART003132729},
author={Jaeyong Kwak},
title={Syntactic properties of the Spanish pseudo-partitive construction [un poco de NP]},
journal={Cross-Cultural Studies},
issn={1598-0685},
year={2024},
volume={73},
pages={1-30},
doi={10.21049/ccs.2024.73..1}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jaeyong Kwak
TI - Syntactic properties of the Spanish pseudo-partitive construction [un poco de NP]
JO - Cross-Cultural Studies
PY - 2024
VL - 73
IS - null
PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies
SP - 1
EP - 30
SN - 1598-0685
AB - RAE(2014) describes the quantifier ‘poco’ used in the pseudo-partitive construction [un poco de NP] as a masculine noun, translating to ‘a small amount’ in Spanish. This construction pairs an uncountable noun, without an overt determiner, as its complement. Gutiérrez Rodríguez (2008b) contends that in pseudo-partitive constructions, lexicalized quantifier nouns occupy the functional head position Q, contrasting with quantifier nouns like counters, measure nouns, and collective nouns, which occupy the lexical head N.
This study compares and analyzes the quantifier proposals by Gutiérrez Rodríguez(2008b) and Sáez(2017), proposing that the quantifier ‘poco’ in [un poco de NP] resides in the head of the functional category OrP(Orientation Phrase). It also posits that the indefinite article appears in the head of another functional category, DegP(Degree Phrase), thus forming a pseudo-partitive construction that functions as a determiner-like complex quantifier.
KW - pseudo-partitive construction;quantifier;determiner;meaning of ‘a small amount’;poco
DO - 10.21049/ccs.2024.73..1
ER -
Jaeyong Kwak. (2024). Syntactic properties of the Spanish pseudo-partitive construction [un poco de NP]. Cross-Cultural Studies, 73, 1-30.
Jaeyong Kwak. 2024, "Syntactic properties of the Spanish pseudo-partitive construction [un poco de NP]", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.73, pp.1-30. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2024.73..1
Jaeyong Kwak "Syntactic properties of the Spanish pseudo-partitive construction [un poco de NP]" Cross-Cultural Studies 73 pp.1-30 (2024) : 1.
Jaeyong Kwak. Syntactic properties of the Spanish pseudo-partitive construction [un poco de NP]. 2024; 73 1-30. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2024.73..1
Jaeyong Kwak. "Syntactic properties of the Spanish pseudo-partitive construction [un poco de NP]" Cross-Cultural Studies 73(2024) : 1-30.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2024.73..1
Jaeyong Kwak. Syntactic properties of the Spanish pseudo-partitive construction [un poco de NP]. Cross-Cultural Studies, 73, 1-30. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2024.73..1
Jaeyong Kwak. Syntactic properties of the Spanish pseudo-partitive construction [un poco de NP]. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2024; 73 1-30. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2024.73..1
Jaeyong Kwak. Syntactic properties of the Spanish pseudo-partitive construction [un poco de NP]. 2024; 73 1-30. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2024.73..1
Jaeyong Kwak. "Syntactic properties of the Spanish pseudo-partitive construction [un poco de NP]" Cross-Cultural Studies 73(2024) : 1-30.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2024.73..1
