The Syntax of Norwegian Passive Constructions
| University of Trondheim
This book provides an analysis of the passive phenomenon in general and of Norwegian passive constructions in particular. Related topics such as English passive constructions and Norwegian ergative constructions are also examined. The analysis is carried out within a Government and Binding framework. Chapter 1 contains a very brief introduction to GB syntax and a description of the passive phenomenon and its manifestation in Norwegian. The “orthodox analysis” of the passive as proposed in Chomsky's Lectures on Government and Binding is contrasted with the “new analysis”, which claims that “the passive morpheme” is an argument of the verb. The book sets out to show that a version of this “new analysis” successfully explains the basic properties of Norwegian passives. Chapters 2 and 3 examine properties of Norwegian passives, notably properties related to Theta-role assignment and Case assignment. Chapter 4 compares the Norwegian with the English passive and proposes a unified analysis of the two. Chapter 5 discusses various cases of passivization failure in Norwegian , while Chapter 6 focuses on the scope of movement in passive and ergative constructions in Norwegian and proposes a syntactic level “beneath” D-structure.
[Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 7] 1992. xii, 177 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
Preface
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IX
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Introduction
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1
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Theta-role Assignment in Passives
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29
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Case Assignment in Passives
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53
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A Comparative Analysis: Norwegian and English Passives
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77
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Passivization and Ergative Verbs
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101
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Organization of Grammar and Ergative and Passive Constructions
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135
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References
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169
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Subject Index
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175
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BIC Subject: CF – Linguistics
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General