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PRONOMINALIZATION [1 record]

Record 1 1986-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grammar
  • Semantics
CONT

In the standard theory of pronominalization..., it is claimed that pronouns are transformationally reduced forms of fully specified noun phrases.

OBS

While the term "pronominalization" has strictly speaking been used in the context of generative grammar, it may be used in a more general context to refer to processes in which pronouns are used in the place of full noun phrases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grammaire
  • Sémantique
CONT

La pronominalisation est une transformation qui remplace un syntagme nominal par un pronom.

Spanish

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