LINGUIST List 17.947

Wed Mar 29 2006

Books: Syntax: Butt

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Directory         1.    Joyce Reid, Theories of Case: Butt
Message 1: Theories of Case: Butt
Date: 28-Mar-2006
From: Joyce Reid <jreidcup.org>
Subject: Theories of Case: Butt


Title: Theories of Case Published: 2006 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
                http://us.cambridge.org

Author: Miriam Butt Hardback: ISBN: 052179322X Pages: 272 Price: U.K. £ 45.00
Hardback: ISBN: 052179322X Pages: 272 Price: U.S. $ 80.00
Paperback: ISBN: 0521797314 Pages: 272 Price: U.K. £ 19.99
Paperback: ISBN: 0521797314 Pages: 272 Price: U.S. $ 34.99
Abstract:

Case, a system which marks the relationships between words in a sentence,is fundamental to every language. Looking at how different theories ofsyntax have accounted for the distribution of case across languages, thisaccessible textbook introduces the various approaches to case that havebeen proposed in modern linguistics. Clearly organised into topics, itprovides beginning students with a solid understanding of the ideas behindthe development of theories of case. For the more advanced reader, itpresents theories that have been formulated about the interaction betweencase morphology, argument structure, grammatical relations and semantics,and offers a detailed cross-theoretical discussion of how these aremotivated. Each chapter contains practical exercises, encouraging studentsto engage with the ideas discussed. Drawing on data from a wide range oflanguages and pooling together a variety of perspectives, Theories of Caseis essential reading for all those studying this important area oflinguistics.

1. Introduction;2. Foundational perspectives;3. Grammatical relations;4. Structural case;5. Linking theories;6. The ergative dragon;7. The semantics of case;8. All theories great and small.


Linguistic Field(s): Syntax
Written In: English (eng )

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