Possessives consist of heads and complements: Some notes

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Germanic, possessors, syntax

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Dorian Roehrs

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This paper argues that German(ic) Possessor Doubling Constructions such as Peter sein auto '(Peter his =) Peter's car' are Possessive Phrases, consisting of a possessive head sein 'his' and its complement Peter, the Possessor. It is proposed that PossP is base-generated in the theta domain of the nominal head. If left in situ, Norwegianbilen hans Per 'car-the his Peter' obtains; if moved, German Peter sein auto '(Peter his =) Peter's car' is brought about where the Possessor has moved to a higher position within PossP.

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2005): Syntax and Beyond
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