This dissertation explores the phenomenon of finiteness as Nominative case and its significance for the theory of syntax. It questions the relevance of Tense and Agreement as a Nominative Case licensing feature within the Minimalist Framework. It discusses the syntactic feature(…
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This dissertation investigates the interaction between case and referentiality in syntax and the role of such an interaction on phrase structure. It proposes that the two conditions introduced independently in the literature for argumenthood, i.e., case-assignment for visibility…
The informal sector plays a very important role in developing countries. It acts as a stabilizer, and within this the urban poor find the necessary strategies for their survival. Home based commercial activities are a part of these strategies. They provide households with an add…
The present thesis is an investigation of the patterns and rationale for natural resource and rangeland management practiced by men and by women of a pastoral community, changes in the patterns and rationales, and the impact caused by external and internal forces. In addition, b…
This thesis proposes a novel theory to account for the structural Case facts in Standard Arabic (SA). It argues that structural Nom and Acc Cases are licensed by Verbal Case (VC). Thus it argues against the proposal that structural Case in SA is licensed as a reflex of &phgr;-ag…
The installation of a land register with multiple goals, requires the establishment of a basic chart with average scale (between 1:50 000 and 1:25 000), representative in a total and more or less precise way the territory. The techniques generally used in the developing countrie…