Case, referentiality, and phrase structure

Case, referentiality, and phrase structure

by Öztürk, Balkız

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This book proposes that the two "independent" conditions on argumenthood, namely, case and referentiality, are strongly correlated and have to be associated with each other in syntax as syntactic features. It shows that languages exhibit variation in the way this association is implemented in their syntax, which presents an explanation for the differences observed in their phrase structure in terms of (non- )configurationality. Thus, this book not only presents an innovative overarching theory …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Case, referentiality, and phrase structure / Balkız Öztürk.

Summary

This book proposes that the two "independent" conditions on argumenthood, namely, case and referentiality, are strongly correlated and have to be associated with each other in syntax as syntactic features. It shows that languages exhibit variation in the way this association is implemented in their syntax, which presents an explanation for the differences observed in their phrase structure in terms of (non- )configurationality. Thus, this book not only presents an innovative overarching theory for case and referentiality, but also aims to bring a new look at the issues of (non- )configurationali

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2005.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):J. Benjamins Pub. Co
  • Place of Publication:Amsterdam
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2005.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xii, 268 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789027294456, 9027294453, 128215673X, 9781282156739, 9789027228017, 9027228019, 9781588116451, 158811645X
  • oclc:ocn298789047
  • LC Classification:P253
  • Dewey Decimal:415/.018

Table of Contents

Case, Referentiality and Phrase Structure -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Preface -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1. Theoretical background -- 2. Overview of the Proposal -- 3. Outline of the Book -- Notes -- 2. REFERENTIALITY IN TURKISH -- 1. Problem -- 2. Immediately Preverbal Bare Nouns and Complex Predicate Formation in Turkish -- 3. Case-Checking and Type-shifting -- 4. Conclusion -- 5. Appendix: Indefinites and Case -- Notes -- 3. CASE, REFERENTIALITY AND NON-CONFIGURATIONALITY -- 1. Argument Structure in Turkish.

2. Functional Categories and Case-checking in Turkish -- 3. Summary -- 4. Non-configurationality -- 5. Conclusion -- 6. Appendix: Case-driven Agree and Language Acquisition -- Notes -- 4. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- References -- Name Index -- Language Index -- Subject Index -- The series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today.

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