Optionality and Optimality

Jaehee Bak

ISBN 10: 3659445746 / ISBN 13: 9783659445743

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Dez 2013, 2013

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This research examines the possessor raising construction as an example of optional case marking in Korean from the perspective of optimality theory. Traditionally, the main function of the case markers is to indicate the grammatical relation of the NP in a clause. So, the relationship between the case marker and the grammatical relation is mainly regarded as one-to-one mapping. However, this research claims that the interaction between the grammatical relation and information status of the NP provides the proper form of case marking for the possessor. 112 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Optionality and Optimality
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Dez 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659445746
• ISBN 13: 9783659445743
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 7D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 7 millimeters depth
• Weight: 185 grams

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Synopsis

This research examines the possessor raising construction as an example of optional case marking in Korean from the perspective of optimality theory. Traditionally, the main function of the case markers is to indicate the grammatical relation of the NP in a clause. So, the relationship between the case marker and the grammatical relation is mainly regarded as one-to-one mapping. However, this research claims that the interaction between the grammatical relation and information status of the NP provides the proper form of case marking for the possessor.

About the Author

PhD: Department of Linguistics at University of Toronto. Research Professor at Academy of East Asian Studies Sungkyunkwan University., Seoul, Korea.