ISBN:
9789401142892
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (276p)
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digital
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Series Statement:
Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory 47
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Keywords:
Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax
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Linguistics
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Comparative linguistics
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Germanic languages
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Grammar, Comparative and general—Syntax.
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Historical linguistics.
Abstract:
Most linguistic theories assume that each grammatical relation is established in a unique structural configuration. Neeleman and Weerman take issue with this view, arguing for a more flexible approach on the basis of conceptual considerations and data taken mostly, but not exclusively, from the Germanic languages. In-depth analyses of word order phenomena as well as diachronic and typological generalizations motivate a re-evaluation of the role of case in the projection of arguments. Case is shown to provide a syntactic foothold for thematic interpretation, something which is necessary in a grammar that does not allow fixed theta-positions. Thus, this study does not only offer a genuine alternative to many standard assumptions, it also explains why there should be such a thing as case in natural language
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-011-4289-2
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