Argument Realization
The relationship between verbs and their arguments is a widely debated topic in linguistics. This comprehensive survey provides an overview of this important research area, exploring theories of how a verb's semantics can determine the morphosyntactic realization of its arguments. Assuming a close connection between verb meaning and syntactic structure, the analysis constructs a bridge between lexical-semantic and syntactic research. Synthesizing work results from a range of linguistic subdisciplines and a variety of theoretical frameworks, it will be invaluable to research in syntax, semantics, and related fields.
- Looks at a research topic that is of interest to linguists across many theoretical persuasions, as well as researchers in neighbouring disciplines
- Contains references to a large body of literature, enabling readers to further pursue the issues discussed
- Acknowledges all important contributions to the area of research, regardless of their theoretical orientation
Product details
June 2005Paperback
9780521663762
288 pages
228 × 152 × 19 mm
0.455kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Challenges for theories of argument realization
- 2. Semantic role lists
- 3. Current approaches to lexical semantic representation
- 4. Three conceptualizations of events
- 5. The mapping from lexical semantics to syntax
- 6. Thematic hierarchies in argument realization
- 7. Multiple argument realization
- 8. Postscript.