
The Japanese DP and the structure of its modifiers
Viktor Köhlich(Author)
Open Generative Syntax 14 (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 4. June 2026
Book
Hardback
376 pages
978-3-98554-196-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers an analysis of the Japanese DP in line with the cartographic research program. It addresses theoretical linguists interested in nominal modification as well as scholars in the field of Japanese studies. The main results concern the identification of three domains, a DP-external domain, a domain for indirect modifiers and a domain for direct modifiers, with specific discussion on the latter two, and an account for the internal structure of nominal modifiers. On the one hand, this book highlights the applicability of the cartographic program to languages outside the Indo-European cosmos. At the same time, it offers a re-evaluation of many previously made assumptions based on the Japanese data, eventually allowing for refinements of these assumptions and a better understanding of the DP in cross-linguistic perspective.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Publishing group
Language Science Press
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
891 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-98554-196-6 (9783985541966)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Viktor Köhlich is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Teaching Fellow at Goethe-University Frankfurt where he defended his PhD thesis in General Linguistics in 2024. Before, he studied Japanese Studies at the University of Hamburg and the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. His main research interests lie in syntax, specifically in the field of nominal modification, but he is also interested in word classes, constituent ordering and finiteness.