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In the present paper, I will discuss the semantic structure of nouns and nominal number markers. In particular, I will discuss the question if it is possible to account for the syntactic and semantic formation of nominals in a parallel way, that is I will try to give a compositional account of nominal semantics. The framework that I will use is "twolevel semantics". The semantic representations and their type-theoretical basis will account for general cross-linguistic characteristics of nouns and nominal number and will show interdependencies between noun classes, number marking and cardinal constructions. While the analysis will give a unified account of bare nouns (like dog / water), it will distinguish between the different kinds of nominal terms (like a dog / dogs / water). Following the proposal, the semantic operations underlying the formation of the SR are basically the same for DPs as for CPs. Hence, from such an analysis, independent semantic arguments can be derived for a structural parallelism of nominals and sentences - that is, for the "sentential aspect" of noun phrases. I will first give a sketch of the theoretical background. I will then discuss the cross-linguistic combinatorial potential of nominal constructions, that is, the potential of nouns and number markers to combine with other elements and form complex expressions. This will lead to a general type-theoretical classification for the elements in question. In the next step, I will model the referential potential of nominal constructions. Together with the combinatorial potential, this will give us semantic representations for the basic elements involved in nominal constructions. In an overview, I will summarize our modeling of nouns and nominal number. I will then discuss in an outlook the "sentential aspect" of noun phrases.
Cross-linguistically, numerals differ from other linguistic expressions in various aspects of their grammatical behavior and their acquisition. What is so special about them? I will show that a closer look at the status of numbers and numerals not only gives an answer to this question, but can also shed some light onto the syntax-semantics interface. Taking into account philosophical approaches from the foundations of mathematics, I will set forth a definition of number as a function that can be fulfilled by certain sequences. This will lead us (i) to dispense with abstract entities “numbers“ and (ii) to regard numeral sequences as sets that can function as numbers. I will show that this OCCAMiam view captures the peculiar features of numeral sequences as a reflex of their “number function”. On the other hand, the integration of number words into complex syntactic structures leads to a morpho-syntactic behavior of cardinals, ordinals and numerals in “#”-constructions that comes close to that of different word classes, depending on parallels in their semantic-conceptual structure.
This volume brings together a cross-section of recent research on the grammar and representation of pronouns, centering around the typology of pronominal paradigms, the generation of syntactic and semantic representations for constructions containing pronouns, and the neurological underpinnings for linguistic distinctions that are relevant for the production and interpretation of these constructions. In this introductory chapter we first give an exposition of our topic (section 2). Taking the interpretation of pronouns as a starting point, we discuss the basic parameters of pronominal representations, and draw a general picture of how morphological, semantic, discourse-pragmatic and syntactic aspects come together. In section 3, we sketch the different domains of research that are concerned with these phenomena, and the particular questions they are interested in, and show how the papers in the present volume fit into the picture. Section 4 gives summaries of the individual papers, and a short synopsis of their main points of convergence.
How far can language-specific structures influence conceptualisation? After a period of time where the discussion of any ‘Whorfian’ effects tended to be considered of little scientific merit, the recent decade has seen a renewed interest in this question. In particular, studies have aimed to tease apart ‘thinking for speaking’ from general cognition (cf. Slobin 1996, Stutterheim & Nüse 2002) and have shown that language-specific differences can often be observed in verbalisation as well as in the preverbal preparation phase of speech production, rather than in non-linguistic tasks.
This paper presents an account of semantics as a system that integrates conceptual representations into language. I define the semantic system as an interface level of the conceptual system CS that translates conceptual representations into a format that is accessible by language. The analysis I put forward does not treat the make up of this level as idiosyncratic, but subsumes it under a unified notion of linguistic interfaces. This allows us to understand core aspects of the linguistic-conceptual interface as an instance of a general pattern underlying the correlation of linguistic and non-linguistic structures. By doing so, the model aims to provide a broader perspective onto the distinction between and interaction of conceptual and linguistic processes and the correlation of semantic and syntactic structures.
Is language the key to number? This article argues that the human language faculty provides the cognitive equipment that enables humans to develop a systematic number concept. Crucially, this concept is based on non-iconic representations that involve relations between relations: relations between numbers are linked with relations between objects. In contrast to this, language-independent numerosity concepts provide only iconic representations. The pattern of forming relations between relations lies at the heart of our language faculty, suggesting that it is language that enables humans to make the step from these iconic representations, which we share with other species, to a generalised concept of number.
Sprachvermögen und Zahlbegriff : zur Rolle der Sprache für die Entwicklung numerischer Kognition
(2004)
In welchem Zusammenhang stehen Sprache und Zahl als kognitive Domänen? Welche Rolle spielt das menschliche Sprachvermögen für die Entwicklung des Zahlbegriffs? In den letzten Jahrzehnten haben verschiedene Disziplinen aus dem Gebiet der Kognitionswissenschaft – darunter Psycholinguistik, Entwicklungspsychologie, Ethologie und kognitive Neurowissenschaft – wesentlich zu unserem Verständnis der Beziehung zwischen Sprache und numerischer Kognition beigetragen. Die unterschiedlichen Ergebnisse liefern Evidenz für eng verknüpfte ebenso wie für autonome Bereiche in den beiden Domänen.
This paper discusses constructions like “We’ll have two beers and a coffee.” that are typically used for beverage orders in restaurant contexts. We compare the behaviour of nouns in these constructions in three Germanic languages, English, Icelandic, and German, and take a closer look at the correlation of the morpho-syntactic and semantic-conceptual changes involved here. We show that even within such a closely related linguistic sample, one finds three different grammatical options for the expression of the same conceptual transition. Our findings suggest an analysis of coercion as a genuinely semantic phenomenon, a phenomenon that is located on a level of semantic representations that serves as an interface between the conceptual and the grammatical system and takes into account inter- and intralinguistic variations.
Der Beitrag behandelt diminuierte Partikeln, etwa „Hallöchen“, „Tschüssi“ oder „Jaui“. Die Diminuierung von Partikeln durch -chen und -i ist ein produktives und häufig auftretendes Phänomen im Deutschen, wird in grammatischen Beschreibungen jedoch weitgehend vernachlässigt; diese konzentrieren sich in erster Linie auf nominale Kontexte der Diminuierung. Betrachtet man jedoch die vollständige Distribution von -chen und -i, so ergibt sich ein interessantes Problem für die morphologische Beschreibung, da sie auf einen hybriden Status der Suffixe zwischen Kopf und Modifikator hinweist. Ich diskutiere die Implikationen dieses Befundes für die Charakterisierung des morphologischen Systems und zeige, dass ein verbindendendes Moment der Distribution auf der morphopragmatischen Ebene liegt, nämlich in der Expressivität von Diminutivsuffixen. Im Fall diminuierter Partikeln geht dies so weit, dass der Bedeutungsbeitrag ein rein pragmatischer ist, auf Kosten der semantischen Komponente. Ich zeige, dass die Diminuierung von Grußpartikeln wie „Tschüssi“ zudem wesentlich durch einen metrischen Aspekt motiviert ist, nämlich die Anpassung an das in Grüßen vorherrschende trochäische Muster, das durch die Diminutivsuffigierung ermöglicht wird, und argumentiere, dass diese metrische Anpassung durch den Status von Grüßen als sozialen Ritualen ausgelöst wird. Partikeldiminuierung weist damit auf ein komplexes Zusammenspiel grammatischer, pragmatischer und genereller kognitiver Aspekte hin.
„Ich mach dich Messer“ ist eine jugendsprachliche Wendung, die als ritualisierte Drohung im Sinne von „Ich greife dich mit einem Messer an.“ zu verstehen ist. Diese Wendung, bei der sowohl die semantische Bleichung („semantic bleaching“) des Verbs als auch das Fehlen des Determinierers in der NP auffällt, verweist auf Merkmale morpho-syntaktischer Reduktion, wie man sie häufig in Kontaktsprachen findet. Wie ich zeigen werde, handelt es sich hierbei jedoch nicht um eine bloße sprachliche Simplifizierung, sondern um ein komplexes und produktives grammatisches Phänomen: In „Ich mach dich Messer“ manifestiert sich ein spezifisches Zusammenwirken syntaktischer und semantischer Phänomene, das ich im folgenden als sprachliche Arbeitsteilung nach dem Muster von Funktionsverbgefügen beschreiben werde.