Anchor: A DF in DP
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Proceedings of LFG14; CSLI Publications On-line
Abstract
Possessors may occupy a DF position within DP, either in SPEC DP, or adjoined to NP, in line with Bresnan’s (2011) Endocentric Mapping Principles. Their default discourse function is that of ANCHOR. This accounts for phenomena such as possessor doubling, and alternative positions for possessors with different semantic and pragmatic constraints.