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Chapter | Lo status del numerale en in sloveno

Lo status del numerale en in sloveno

Abstract

This paper investigates the status of the numeral en ‘one’ in Colloquial Slovenian by applying diagnostic tests for the indefinite article. By probing into the distribution and scope properties of noun phrases headed by en, we claim that their interpretation as true indefinites is limited to intensional contexts, whereas in predicative and generic use they induce specific reading. Thus, we argue that Colloquial Slovenian has not fully developed an indefinite article. Nevertheless, significant variation is found among speakers of Slovenian, with those with the Litoral dialectal background exhibiting the highest degree of the grammaticalization of an indefinite article.


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Submitted: April 16, 2019 | Accepted: June 17, 2019 | Published Dec. 18, 2019 | Language: it

Keywords Litoral dialect • Variation • Colloquial Slovenian • Numeral one • Indefinite article • Grammaticalization

Copyright © 2019 Matej Juh, Marija Runić. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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