Non-nominative Subjects

Volume 1 and 2 (set)

Editors
Peri Bhaskararao | ILCAA, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Karumuri V. Subbarao | Dehli University
HardboundAvailable
ISBN 9789027229724 (Eur) | EUR 250.00
ISBN 9781588115331 (USA) | USD 375.00
These two volumes on Non-nominative Subjects (NNSs) present the most recent research on this topic from a wide range of languages from diverse language families of the world, with ample data and in-depth analysis. A significant feature of these volumes is that authors with different theoretical perspectives study the intricate questions raised by these constructions. Some of the central issues include the subject properties of noun phrases with ergative, dative, accusative and genitive case, case assignment and checking, anaphor–antecedent coreference, the nature of predicates with NNSs, whether they are volitional or non-volitional, possibilities of control coreference and agreement phenomena. These analyses have significant implications for theories of syntax and verbal semantics, first language acquisition of NNSs, convergence of case marking patterns in language contact situations, and the nature of syntactic change.
[Typological Studies in Language, 60-61] 2004.  668 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Subjects

Main BIC Subject

CF: Linguistics

Main BISAC Subject

LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General