Grammatical Relations and their Non-Canonical Encoding in Baltic (Valency, Argument Realization and Grammatical Relations in Baltic)

ISBN 10: 9027259097 / ISBN 13: 9789027259097

Published by John Benjamins Publishing Compan, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Grammatical Relations and their Non-Canonical Encoding in Baltic (Valency, Argument Realization and Grammatical Relations in Baltic)
• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Compan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027259097
• ISBN 13: 9789027259097
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This is the first of three volumes dealing with clausal architecture, grammatical relations, case-marking and the syntax–semantics interface in Baltic. It focuses on the grammatical relations of subject and object and the viability of these notions in languages like Lithuanian and Latvian, which have a rich case morphology and show many deviations from the canonical nominative-accusative pattern of case-marking. The issues examined include differential object marking, subjecthood in specificational copular constructions, ‘swarm’-type alternations and what they tell us about grammatical relations, special types of subject and object marking in non-finite clauses, and non-canonical grammatical relations induced by modal predicates. One study provides a comparative outlook towards Icelandic, another language noted for its complex marking of grammatical relations. The articles in the volume represent various theoretical frameworks.