Feminine vs. Non-Feminine Noun Phrases in German

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Inflection Class, Gender and DP Internal Structure 21
5. Inflection Classes and Economy 51
6. Left of Number Animacy and Plurality in German Nouns 97
7. Feature Sharing in DPs 121
8. A Topological Schema for Noun Phrases in German 161
9. On Decomposing Inflection Class Features: Syncretism in Russian Noun Inflection 189
10. A Factorial Typology of Number Marking in Noun Phrases: The Tension between Economy and Faithfulness 229
11. Feature Checking, Case, and Agreement in German DPs 269
12. Feminine vs. Non-Feminine Noun Phrases in German 301
13. Categories and Paradigms. On Underspecification in Russian Declension 321
14. Is There Any Need for the Concept of Directional Syncretism? 373
15. Backmatter 397