Arguments and Case: Explaining Burzio’s Generalization - Couverture rigide

 
9789027227553: Arguments and Case: Explaining Burzio’s Generalization
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ISBN 10 : 9027227551 ISBN 13 : 9789027227553
Editeur : John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2000

Synopsis

The ideas presented by the contributions in this volume originated in a workshop on Burzio’s generalization. Burzio’s Generalization (BG) states that a verb which does not assign an external theta-role to its subject does not assign structural accusative Case to an object and conversely. It connects cross-linguistic similarities between e.g. passives, raising verbs, and unaccusatives. However, it does so by linking very different properties of a predicate. This raises fundamental questions about its theoretical status. The contributions in this volume explore BG’s theoretical basis. A consensus emerges that BG is, in fact, an epiphenomenon, due to the interaction of different principles of grammar. Moreover, the contributions show a striking convergence as to how BG is ultimately derived. The results obtained make a significant contribution to the further development of theories of Case and thematic relations.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The ideas presented by the contributions in this volume originated in a workshop on Burzio’s generalization. Burzio’s Generalization (BG) states that a verb which does not assign an external theta-role to its subject does not assign structural accusative Case to an object and conversely. It connects cross-linguistic similarities between e.g. passives, raising verbs, and unaccusatives. However, it does so by linking very different properties of a predicate. This raises fundamental questions about its theoretical status. The contributions in this volume explore BG’s theoretical basis. A consensus emerges that BG is, in fact, an epiphenomenon, due to the interaction of different principles of grammar. Moreover, the contributions show a striking convergence as to how BG is ultimately derived. The results obtained make a significant contribution to the further development of theories of Case and thematic relations.

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Éditeur
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9027227551
ISBN 13 
9789027227553
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
267
Éditeur
Reuland Eric J.
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Personne responsable
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Editeur : John Benjamins Pub Co, 2000
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