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The Semantics of Case (Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics) - Softcover

Book 9 of 12: Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics

Kagan, Olga

 
9781108403474: The Semantics of Case (Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1108403476 ISBN 13: 9781108403474
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2022

Synopsis

The phenomenon of case has long been a central topic of study in linguistics. While the majority of the literature so far has been on the syntax of case, semantics also has a crucial role to play in how case operates. This book investigates the relationship between semantics and case-marking in the languages of the world, exploring a range of phenomena in which case-assignment is affected by (or affects) meaning. By bringing together data from a wide range of languages, representing different language families, a cross-linguistic picture emerges of the correlation between case and meaning. Different approaches to the phenomena are considered, including both syntactic and semantic analyses, and the question is raised as to whether case can be treated as meaningful, ultimately helping us shed light on the broader connections between grammar and meaning and, moreover, grammar and the human cognition.

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About the Author

Olga Kagan is based at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. She is the author of the books Semantics of Genitive Objects in Russian (2012) and Scalarity in the Verbal Domain (2015).

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2022
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108403476
ISBN 13 
9781108403474
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
306