Irina Nikolaeva Bücher

Focusing on the interplay between language and cognition, this study examines how different languages convey the impact of information structure on object representation. It explores various linguistic frameworks and provides insights into how speakers prioritize and organize information about objects in communication. The research highlights cross-linguistic variations and implications for understanding cognitive processes related to language use.

The first in-depth study of the way languages can use a noun, as opposed to an adjective, to modify another noun. It surveys a wide range of languages and provides a detailed, explicit theoretical analysis of a range of previously unexplored constructions. It will be of interest to scholars and students of syntax, morphology and semantics.