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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/57006| Title: | The syntax of numerals in Maltese |
| Other Titles: | Languages of the Mediterranean. Proceedings of the Conference held in Malta, 26-29 September 1991 |
| Authors: | Fabri, Ray |
| Keywords: | Maltese language Maltese language -- Syntax Maltese language -- Grammar Maltese language -- Morphology Maltese language -- Phonology |
| Issue Date: | 1994 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta |
| Citation: | Fabri, R. (1994). The syntax of numerals in Maltese. In J. M. Brincat (Ed.), Languages of the Mediterranean. Proceedings of the Conference held in Malta, 26-29 September 1991 (pp. 228-239). Malta: University of Malta. |
| Abstract: | In this paper I propose a specific syntactic representation for a segment of the noun phrase (NP) in Maltese. In particular, using data involving the numeral system I will argue for the existence of a functional category NMB which syntactically projects onto a maximal phrase, the NMBP. The analysis is carried out within the framework provided by a generative model of grammar. I do not intend this paper to be an exhaustive analysis of the data, but rather to set a basis for the further investigation of both the numeral system and the structure of the NP in Maltese. I will restrict myself to data involving the set of Maltese numerals denoting the cardinal numbers. The basic idea is that these numerals have certain syntactic properties in common with lexical heads and should therefore also be treated as syntactic heads. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/57006 |
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