Restrictiveness in Case Theory
Restrictiveness in Case Theory
Henry Smith develops a theory of syntactic case and examines its synchronic and diachronic consequences. Within a unification-based framework, he draws out pervasive patterns in the relationship between morphosyntax "linking" and grammatical function. Beginning with a detailed study of dative substitution in Icelandic, the author moves on to examine a wide array of synchronic and diachronic data and to construct a typology of case.
- Proposes original theory of syntactic case
- One of the first published accounts of 'linking theory'
- Looks at morphological case-marking and also at way in which the patterns described may change over time
Product details
June 2006Paperback
9780521026550
344 pages
229 × 153 × 20 mm
0.525kg
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Argument case and case alternations
- 3. A typology of case systems
- 4. Linker interactions
- 5. Icelandic
- 6. Changes in linking
- 7. Case semi-preservation
- 8. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Index.
