Proto-Properties and Grammatical Encoding: A Correspondence Theory of Argument Selection (Stanford Monographs in Linguistics) - Softcover

Ackerman, Farrell; Moore, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1575861666 ISBN 13: 9781575861661

Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf, 2000

Synopsis

Proto-Properties and Grammatical Encoding develops a comprehensive proto-property theory of argument encoding based on the work of David Dowty. Such a theory is intended to cover much of the empirical ground of mapping/linking theories in identifying the principles of correspondence between the lexical semantics of predicators and the relational and case encodings of their arguments. In this theory, Farrell Ackerman and John Moore identify two basic strategies for the organization of lexical information and demonstrate how these two strategies yield widespread patterns of regularity in the lexical information associated with predicators cross-linguistically. In particular, they consider the psych predicates, causatives, so-called "dative subjects," and object encoding in Finnic.

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Book Description

This develops a proto-property theory of argument encoding based on the work of David Dowty and is intended to cover much of the empirical ground of mapping/linking theories in identifying the principles of correspondence between the lexical semantics of predicators and the relational and case encodings of their arguments.

About the Author

Farrell Ackerman is professor of linguistics and director of the Human Development Program at the University of California, San Diego.

Edition details

• Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1575861666
• ISBN 13: 9781575861661
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 160