The Syntax of Argument Structure (Hardcover)

Leonard H. Babby

ISBN 10: 052141797X / ISBN 13: 9780521417976

Edité par Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009

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Hardcover. Each verb in natural language is associated with a set of arguments, which are not systematically predictable from the verb's meaning and are realized syntactically as the projected sentence's subject, direct object, etc. Babby puts forward the theory that this set of arguments (the verb's 'argument structure') has a universal hierarchical composition which directly determines the sentence's case and grammatical relations. The structure is uniform across language families and types, and this theory is supported by the fact that the core grammatical relations within simple sentences of all human languages are essentially identical. Babby determines and empirically justifies the rigid hierarchical organization of argument structure on which this theory rests. The book uses examples taken primarily from Russian, a language whose complex inflectional system, free word order, and lack of obligatory determiners make it the typological polar opposite of English. This book proposes an intriguing theory of argument structure. Babby puts forward the theory that this set of arguments (the verb's 'argument structure') has a universal hierarchical composition which directly determines the sentence's case and grammatical relations. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780521417976

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Titre : The Syntax of Argument Structure (Hardcover)

Éditeur : Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Date d'édition : 2009

Reliure : Hardcover

Etat : new

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Synopsis :

This book proposes an intriguing theory of argument structure.

À propos de l?auteur:

Leonard H. Babby is Professor of Slavic Languages and Linguistics in the Slavic Department at Princeton University.