Case - Its Principles and Its Parameters Book 146

This book develops a unified theory of structural case and applies it to data from more than twenty unrelated languages.

List of contents

1. The issue of structural case; 2. The variable relationship of case and agreement; 3. C-command factors in case assignment; 4. Domains of dependent case assignment; 5. Categories involved in case interactions; 6. On the timing of case assignment; 7. Conclusion: putting together the big picture.

About the author

Mark Baker is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Rutgers University.

Summary

In Case, Mark Baker presents a unified theory of morphological case, one of the most important ways that languages indicate a noun phrase's function in a sentence. It includes the first full-length study of dependent case assignment. The ideas are richly illustrated with data from more than twenty unrelated languages.

Additional text

Advance praise: 'Case is impressive in its breadth and scope, the variety of data surveyed, and thoughtful argumentation. As he has done throughout his career, Mark Baker once again helps us think about fundamental concepts of linguistic theory.' Maria Polinsky, Harvard University

Product details

• Authors: Mark Baker, Mark (Rutgers University Baker
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2015
• EAN: 9781107690097
• ISBN: 978-1-107-69009-7
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics; Cambridge Studies in Linguistics; Cambridge Studies in Linguisti
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures