Internal Structure of the DP in Javanese*

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AFLA XIV May 5, 2007Tomoko ISHIZUKAAPPENDIX Other seemingly flexible ordering 2 Numerals (bare Num, and in ‘séng RC’)- When a Num appears inside the séng RC, a partitive meaning becomes available.(1) asu-ne Siti séng telu pôdô turudog-ne Siti REL 3 all sleep(a) Three of Siti’s dogs are all sleeping. (S has more than 3)(b) Siti’s dogs that are THREE are all sleeping.'(S has only 3)(2) séng telu pôdô turuREL 3 all sleep‘Three of them are all sleeping. => Headless relatives only have a partitive reading. Why do bare ‘numerals’ sometimes precede bare ‘adjectives’? [Num – Adj]séng(3) aku ndeloq asu {putih telu / telu putih}I AT -see dog white 3 / 3 white'I saw three {white dogs / dogs which are WHITE}.'=> Because silent ‘séng ’ is present between Num and post-numeral adjectives (in casual speech,séng can be dropped). Why do bare numerals sometimes follow ‘séng RC’?jumblah- e t[séng RC – Num](4) a. aku n-duwé foto-ne siti séng lutju telu *ikuI AT -have picture-ne Siti REL funny 3 DEM‘I have Siti’s funny picture whose amount is three.’b. aku n- duwé [foto-ne siti séng lutju] i [(jumblah-e t i ) telu]I AT-have picture-ne Siti REL funny amount-ne 3‘I have Siti’s funny picture whose amount is three.’ Because there is a silent ‘jumblah-e (its amount)’: jumblah-e can be dropped. If the number in (4a) is in the DP spine, we would expect demonstrative to be possible, but itisn’t. The only flexible constituent is prenominal [Num-ng CL] [Num-ng Cl] can also and quite often does appear postnominally(5) rini tuku {[telong kilo] apel / apel [telong kilo]} [Num-ng Cl. – NP]Rini buy 3-ng kilo apple / apple 3-ng kilo‘Rini bought 3 kilos of apples.Question: Why is the positioning of prenominal [Num-ng CL] flexible?10
AFLA XIV May 5, 2007Tomoko ISHIZUKA The Syntax of Prenominal Numerals [Num-ng CL.] appears to be a surface constituent (dislocation/coordination)(6) a. [gulô putih-e] i taq tuku [telong sendok t ] isugar white-ne 1 st .TT. buy 3-ng spoonLit: ‘The white sugar, I bought 3 spoonfuls.’b. aku butuh [gulô [telong sendok] utôwô [patang sendok]]I need sugar 3-ng spoon or 4-ng spoon‘I need three spoonfuls or four spoonfuls of sugar.’ [N [#-ng CL] or [#-ng CL]] [Num-ng CL] serves as a clausal predicate:(7) abôt-e beras-ku rong kiloheavy-ne rice-1sg.poss 2-ng kilo‘The heaviness (weight) of my rice is 2 kilos’Proposal: - ClassP (i.e., [Num-ng CL]) is a predicate selecting NP as a subject (see Corver 2006).- The linker –ng, classifiers and numbers are distinct functional heads (see Simpson 2005).- The derivation involves linker –ng attracting NumP to its specifier.- predicate inversion in Moro’s sense (1997)Structure for ClassP(8) a. telung sendok gulô3-ng spoon sugarXP3ClassP jSC3 3NumP t i Class’ DP (ClassP j )5 2 5three -ng SC sugar2NP t i5spoonDerivation: NP (spoon) and NumP (3) form asmall clause Linker –ng attracts NumP and theyform a phonological unit The subject DP (sugar) and thepredicate ClassP (3-ng spoon) formsa small clause Predicate inversion in Moro’s sense(1997) takes place (triggered by asilent linker)11
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