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Arguments and case : explaining Burzio's generalization / edited by Eric Reuland.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 34.
- Linguistik aktuell = Linguistics today, 0166-0829 ; v. 34
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grammar, Comparative and general--Case.
- Grammar, Comparative and general.
- Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
- Burzio, Luigi, 1943-.
- Burzio, Luigi.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (267 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., c2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- ARGUMENTS AND CASE
- Editorial page
- Title page
- LCC page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Explaining Burzio's Generalization: Exploring the Issues
- Case and Licensing
- The License to License: Licensing of Structural Case Plus Economy Yields Burzio's Generalization
- The Nature of Verbs and Burzio's Generalization
- Oblique Subjects and Burzio's Generalization
- Thetablind Case: Burzio's Generalization and its Image in the Mirror
- The Aspect-Case Typology Correlation: Perfectivity and Burzio's Generalization
- Anatomy of a Generalization
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- The Series LINGUISTIK AKTUELL/LINGUISTICS TODAY.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9786612163418
- 9781282163416
- 1282163418
- 9789027299215
- 9027299218
- OCLC:
- 70769216
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