Arguments and case

Arguments and case: explaining Burzio's generalization

by Reuland, Eric J.

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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 abou…

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  • Full title :Arguments and case : explaining Burzio's generalization / edited by Eric Reuland

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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 consensu.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2000

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):J. Benjamins Pub. Co
  • Place of Publication:Amsterdam ˜[u.a.]œ
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2000

Notes

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 253 pages) : Illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789027299215, 9027299218, 9789027227553, 9027227551, 9781556199189, 155619918X, 1282163418, 9781282163416
  • oclc:ocn704427952
  • Dewey Decimal:415

Subjects

Argument Burzio, Luigi Funktionale Kategorie Kasus Kongress Thematische Relation Utrecht <1994>

Writers

Reuland, Eric J.

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