Elementary Predicates and Related Categories Ludovico Franco

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franco, Ludovico, author.

Series:

Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today 0166-0829 285

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generative linguistics.

Syntax.

Theoretical linguistics.

Local Subjects:

Generative linguistics.

Syntax.

Theoretical linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 217 pages )

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2024

Summary:

This book offers a fresh perspective on how natural languages encode grammatical relations, by delving into the interplay between oblique cases, adpositions, serial verbs, and applicatives. This book reveals, through a series of case studies, the pervasive role of the 'inclusion' relator across diverse linguistic contexts. Departing from traditional views that obliques lack interpretive content, this work presents a unified conceptual framework of relations in grammar. Drawing on minimalist principles, the book posits a preeminence of the lexicon in syntactic projection, shedding light on the underlying ontology of language. By exploring cross-categorial variation and syncretism, it outlines an inventory of primitives shaping morpho-syntactic derivations. Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Oblique serial verbs in Creole/Pidgin languages and beyond

Chapter 3. A syntactic interpretation of the applicative-causative syncretism

Chapter 4. Axial Parts beyond space

Chapter 5. Existential sentences in Romance based Creoles

Chapter 6. The morphosyntax of Italian ethnic adjectives

Chapter 7. The morphosyntactic interaction of kinship terms with evaluative morphemes in Italian

Chapter 8. Conclusions

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Hardbound version:

ISBN:

9789027246622

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.