The theta system : argument structure at the interface / edited by Martin Everaert, Marijana Marelj, and Tal Siloni.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Everaert, Martin.

Marelj, Marijana, 1970-

Siloni, Tal.

Series:

Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 37.

Oxford studies in theoretical linguistics ; 37

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

This book considers the recent results and evaluations of the Theta System in both theoretical and experimental domains. Distinguished linguists from all over the world examine the theory in the context of an impressive array of new empirical data ranging from Germanic, Romance, and Slavic to Ugro-Finnish, and Semitic languages.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; General Preface; List of Contributors; Abbreviations; 1. The Theta System: an Introduction; 2. The Linguistic Expression of Causation; 3. The Content of Semantic Roles: Predicate-Argument Structure in Language and Cognition; 4. Combine; 5. In the Event of a Nominal; 6. Lexicon Uniformity and the Causative Alternation; 7. In Defence of the Non-Causative Analysis of Anticausatives; 8. Hidden Entries: a Psycholinguistic Study of Derivational Gaps; 9. To Have the Empty Theta-Role; 10. Emission Verbs; 11. Verbal Passives in English and Hebrew: a Comparative Study

12. An Event Semantics for the Theta System13. Children Acquire Unaccusatives and A-Movement Very Early; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical and index.

ISBN:

1-280-49973-7

9786613594969

0-19-162645-7

OCLC:

922970832