• Nanosyntax and syncretism in multidimensional paradigms 

      Taraldsen, Knut Tarald (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-11)
      This article discusses certain problems that arise when the basic tenets of Nansyntax are employed in an analysis of syncretism patterns in multidimensional paradigms and presents and evaluate different solutions to these problems. The article is intended as a follow-up to my article an introduction to Nanosyntax.
    • On augment-less NPs in Xhosa and de NPs in French 

      Taraldsen, Knut Tarald (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Augment-less NPs in Xhosa and de NPs like <i>de chevaux</i> ‘of horses’ have strikingly similar properties. It seems that the properties of <i>de</i> NPs reflect the absence of the definite article <i>les</i> which combines with <i>de</i> to form the so-called partitive article <i>des chevaux</i> ‘some horses’. Taking the Xhosa augment to be similar (though not identical) to the French definite ...