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Predication

THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Institute: Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
linguistics
Doctoral School of Linguistics

Thesis supervisor: Marcel den Dikken
co-supervisor: Marianna Hordós
Location of studies (in Hungarian): ELTE BTK
Abbreviation of location of studies: ELTE


Description of the research topic:

The syntax and semantics of predication revolve around questions about the representation of predication and argument-structure relations, incl. the locality of predication relations, their (non)biuniqueness (cf. the one-to-one link between arguments and thematic roles laid down in the Theta Criterion), their directionality, their (a)symmetical nature, the treatment of modification relations, the ‘small clause’, the syntax and semantics of copular elements, the distinction between predication and specification, and even the syntax and interpretation of topic and focus constructions.

Required language skills: english
Number of students who can be accepted: 1

Deadline for application: 2021-05-10


2024. IV. 17.
ODT ülés
Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).

 
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