Arguments and Case: Explaining Burzio’s Generalization: 34 (Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027227551 ISBN 13: 9789027227553

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 2000

Synopsis

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.

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Synopsis

This volume is based on a workshop on Burzio's generalization. The book brings together information on case and licensing, the nature of verbs and oblique subjects in relation to Burzio's generalization in addition to other subjects and themes.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027227551
• ISBN 13: 9789027227553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 267
• Editor: Reuland Eric J.