Case, animacy and semantic roles

by Kittilä, Seppo Västi, Katja Ylikoski, Jussi

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The chapters of this volume scrutinize the interplay of different combinations of case, animacy and semantic roles, thus contributing to our understanding of these notions in a novel way. The focus of the chapters lies on showing how animacy affects argument marking. Unlike previous studies, these chapters primarily deal with lesser studied phenomena, such as animacy effects on spatial cases and the differences between cases and adpositions in the coding of spatial relations. In addition, theor…

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Full title :Case, animacy and semantic roles / edited by Seppo Kittilä, Katja Västi, Jussi Ylikoski.

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Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):John Benjamins Pub. Co
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (vi, 354 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9789027284815, 9027284814, 1283286718, 9781283286718, 9786613286710, 6613286710
oclc:ocn761720641
LC Classification:P240.6
Dewey Decimal:415/.5

pt. 1. Semantic roles and animacy -- pt. 2. Semantic roles and cases vs. adpositions -- pt. 3. Animacy and case -- pt. 4. Diachrony and case -- pt. 5. Theoretical issues.

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Animé (Linguistique) Cas (linguistique) Grammar, Comparative and general -- Ani… Grammar, Comparative and general -- Case LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar … LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguist… semantics Sémantique