David Rose wrote to Sysfling on 8 Sept, 15:56:
But there’s also the issue that nominal group functions are realised at word rank. So is it just one Deictic function realised by a word complex?Martin and co argue so for Classifiers and Epithets.(So can epithesis also be realised prosodically, before and/or after a Numerative?) the same inevitable two stupid questions???
Blogger Comments:
[1] As previously explained, the function of the post-Deictic is to identify a subset of the class of ‘thing’. Logically, it pre-modifies the Head. This analysis misrepresents its function as sub-modifying within the Pre-modifier; that is, it misconstrues same as modifying the, instead of thing.
[2] No, because Epithets don't precede Numeratives. Instead, attitude can be realised in post-Deictics and Epithets, as explained in previous posts.
At this point, Rose gives up his fight against Cléirigh's analysis of 'mere' as a post-Deictic.
