Restrictiveness in Case Theory

Henry Smith develops a theory of syntactic case and examines its synchronic and diachronic consequences. Within a unification-based framework, he draws out pervasive patterns in the relationship between morphosyntax "linking" and grammatical function. Beginning with a detailed study of dative substitution in Icelandic, the author moves on to examine a wide array of synchronic and diachronic data and to construct a typology of case.

Author: Henry Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/17/1996
Pages: 342
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.25w x 1.02d
ISBN: 9780521462877