Essentials of an LFG analysis of Hungarian finite sentences

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dc.contributor.authorLaczkó Tibor
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-09T12:29:31Z
dc.date.available2023-11-09T12:29:31Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractIn this paper I present an LFG (and XLE-implementable) analysis of the preverbal portion of Hungarian finite clauses. The structural representation is largely motivated by É. Kiss (1992) and Laczkó & Rákosi (2008-2014). I argue for S and against IP (and I also postulate CP). I employ a hierarchical, binary branching, adjunction structure for the topic field, in addition to a similar setup in the quantifier field. I handle all the question phrases other than the question phrase immediately adjacent to the verb in multiple constituent questions as occupying VP-adjoined positions in the quantifier field. I assume that focussed constituents, verbal modifiers and the (verb-adjacent) question phrase are in complementary distribution in [Spec,VP]. On the basis of the analysis proposed in this paper, I suggest that LFG’s parametric space that is potentially available to c-structure—function associations should be augmented along the following lines. (i) The [Spec,VP] position should be allowed to host the FOCUS discourse function. (ii) The XP in [S XP VP] can also be a topic, in addition to a subject. (iii) A VP constituent can also contain a subject.
dc.identifier.issn1098-6782
dc.identifier.mtmt2851923
dc.identifier.urihttps://krepozit.kre.hu/handle/123456789/392
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofPROCEEDINGS OF THE LFG CONFERENCE 14 pp. 325-345. , 21 p. (2014)
dc.titleEssentials of an LFG analysis of Hungarian finite sentences
dc.typeArticle
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