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Peer reviewedHilferty, Joseph; Valenzuela, Javier – Language Sciences, 2001
Discusses the bare-noun phrase (NP) complementation pattern of the Spanish verb "tener" (have). Shows that the maximality of the complement NP is dependent upon three factors: (1) idiosyncratic valence requirements; (2) encyclopedic knowledge related to possession; and (3) contextualized semantic construal. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Patterns, Nouns, Phrase Structure
