LINGUIST List 17.1765

Sun Jun 11 2006

Books: Syntax: Smith

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Directory         1.    Joyce Reid, Restrictiveness in Case Theory: Smith
Message 1: Restrictiveness in Case Theory: Smith
Date: 10-Jun-2006
From: Joyce Reid <jreidcup.org>
Subject: Restrictiveness in Case Theory: Smith


Title: Restrictiveness in Case Theory Series Title: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics, 78 Published: 2006 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Book URL: http://us.cambridge.org/titles/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521026550

Author: Henry Smith Hardback: ISBN: 0521462878 Pages: 340 Price: U.S. $ 80.00
Paperback: ISBN: 521026555 Pages: 340 Price: U.K. £ 27.99
Paperback: ISBN: 521026555 Pages: 340 Price: U.S. $ 50.00
Abstract:

Henry Smith develops a theory of syntactic case and examines its synchronicand diachronic consequences. Within a unification-based framework, the bookdraws out pervasive patterns in the relationship between morphosyntax('linking') and grammatical function. The theory proposed consists of threeordered constraints on the association of NPs and arguments, based on thecentral notion of 'restrictiveness'. Beginning with a detailed study ofdative substitution in Icelandic, the author moves on to examine a widearray of synchronic and diachronic data and to construct a typology ofcase. Theoretically innovative and sophisticated, and descriptivelywide-ranging, this book will appeal to all those interested in thecross-linguistic marking of case and the ways in which case systems maychange over time.

Acknowledgements;1. Introduction;2. Argument case and case alternations;3. A typology of case systems;4. Linker interactions;5. Icelandic;6. Changes in linking;7. Case semi-preservation;8. Conclusions;Notes;References;Index.


Linguistic Field(s): Syntax
Subject Language(s): Icelandic (isl)
Written In: English (eng )

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