Flexible syntax : a theory of case and arguments / by Ad Neeleman and Fred Weerman.
Flexible syntax : a theory of case and arguments / by Ad Neeleman and Fred Weerman.
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Dordrecht : Boston; London : Kluwer Academic, c1999.
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English
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xi, 253 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Prologue -- Ch. 2. The OV/VO Parameter -- Ch. 3. Morphological Case -- Ch. 4. Prepositional Complements -- Ch. 5. Raising to Subject -- Ch. 6. Head Marking -- Ch. 7. Epilogue.
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Dordrecht : Boston; London : Kluwer Academic, c1999.
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c1999.
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"Most linguistic theories assume that each grammatical relation is established in a unique structural configuration. Neeleman & Weerman take issue with this view, arguing for a more flexible approach on the basis of conceptual considerations and data taken mostly, but not exclusively, from the Germanic languages. In-depth analyses of word order phe...
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Flexible syntax : a theory of case and arguments / by Ad Neeleman and Fred Weerman.
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Studies in natural language and linguistic theory ; v. 47.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index.
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c1999.
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74VvooEZK2Ml
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0792360583 (acid-free paper)
9780792360582 (acid-free paper)
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415
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991013312649702626