Arguments and Case
Explaining Burzio's Generalization
1st Edition
Published on 15. September 2000
XII, 255 pages
978-90-272-9921-5 (ISBN)
Description
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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Content
- ARGUMENTS AND CASE
- Editorial page
- Title page
- LCC page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Explaining Burzio's Generalization: Exploring the Issues
- Case and Licensing
- The License to License: Licensing of Structural Case Plus Economy Yields Burzio's Generalization
- The Nature of Verbs and Burzio's Generalization
- Oblique Subjects and Burzio's Generalization
- Thetablind Case: Burzio's Generalization and its Image in the Mirror
- The Aspect-Case Typology Correlation: Perfectivity and Burzio's Generalization
- Anatomy of a Generalization
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- The Series LINGUISTIK AKTUELL/LINGUISTICS TODAY
