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The volume contains articles that focus on the interface between
linguistic and conceptual knowledge. The issues addressed in the
volume include the preconditions of every level of the language
system that are required for the transformation of linguistic
information into conceptual representations. In accordance with
Chomsky's Minimalist language model, the language system is
embedded into the performative systems where language is a part of
the cognitive competence of human beings, i.e. system of
articulation and perception (A/P) and the conceptual-intentional
system (C/I). During the formation of linguistic structures, every
performative system obtains well-formed representations as its
input information. The articles of the volume show how interface
conditions determine the linguistic representations on each level
of the linguistic system. Interface conditions result in
requirements for the ordering of linguistic elements. The syntactic
transformation achieves a point, where the linguistic structure
formation branches to two distinct representational levels. Both
levels deliver instructions for the systems of performance A/P and
C/I. Linearization takes place on the syntactic surface of a
sentence. The linearization of linguistic elements is manifest at
the derivational point of Spell-out and also on the level of the
phonological form (PF). This means that on the one hand,
linearization is relevant to the phonetic aspect of linguistic
expressions, and on the other hand, the interpretation of
linguistic utterances is based on hierarchical structures. On the
level of Logical Form (LF) all operations apply which don't have
any influence on the linear order in overt syntax. In addition they
affect the generation of hierarchical structures. The structure
obtained on LF is the representational format of the semantic form
of a sentence.
The monograph explains how the lack of a 'nominal article' category
in some Slavic languages influences nominal reference and textual
coherence. The book demonstrates that the missing category cannot
be represented by the absence of the functional category D0, but
that a phonologically empty category with the meaning of the
semantic default determiner must be assumed. Otherwise,
syntactically and semantically well-formed sentences could not be
generated. The semantic default determiner is only specified
contextually when the DP with a fixed function in a sentence
combines the aspect of the verb and a defined position within the
information structure of the sentence. These factors establish the
reference of the DPs as well as their discourse-pragmatic
potential. The book follows the two-level semantic system of the
modular grammars of the Slavic languages. The syntactic structures
are mapped onto compositionally constructed semantic structures
that are interpreted conceptually. This means that grammatical
knowledge is strictly separated from extra-linguistic knowledge,
which helps to interpret the utterance meanings in coherent texts.
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