Main Arguments and Case: Explaining Burzio’s Generalization
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Arguments and Case: Explaining Burzio’s Generalization

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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 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.
Request Code : ZLIBIO1571961
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Year:
2000
Publisher:
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Language:
English
Pages:
267
ISBN 10:
9027227551
ISBN 13:
9789027227553
ISBN:
9027227551,9789027227553
Series:
Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today

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