Arguments and Case
Explaining Burzio’s Generalization
Editor
| Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS
The ideas presented by the contributions in this volume originated in a workshop on Burzios generalization. Burzios 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 BGs 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.
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 34] 2000. xii, 255 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
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Preface
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xi–xii
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1–10
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11–30
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31–55
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57–78
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79–102
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103–129
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131–193
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195–240
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Name Index
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241–244
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Subject Index
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245–253
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“The introduction by Eric Reuland is a clear and elegant road map: it formulates the core question and summarizes the proposed answers, clearly highlighting the most interesting theoretical issues brought up by each paper. The best review of this volume is Reuland's introduction.”
Chiara Frigini, University of Toronto in Canadian Journal of Linguistics 47(3/4), 2002
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Subjects
BIC Subject: CF – Linguistics
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General