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Arguments and case : explaining Burzio's generalization /

The ideas presented by the contributions in this volume originated in a workshop on Burzio's generalization. Burzio's 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. I...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Reuland, Eric J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2000.
Series:Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 34.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The ideas presented by the contributions in this volume originated in a workshop on Burzio's generalization. Burzio's 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 BG's theoretical basis. A consensu.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 253 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789027299215
9027299218
9789027227553
9027227551
9781556199189
155619918X
1282163418
9781282163416
ISSN:0166-0829 ;