Unaccusativity is an extended investigation into a set of linguistic. Exploring the syntaxsemantics interface language is a system of communication in which grammatical structures function to express meaning in context. This study examines the semantic as well as the syntactic analysis of these verbs of change of state in zulu. Introduction it is generally assumed that in a language with the accusative case system a sentence with a finite predicate must have the subject np marked with the nominative case. Unaccusative verbs in dutch and the syntaxsemantics interface. Pdf theories of lexical semantics download full pdf. The subject of this study is break and bend verbs in isizulu, which can be classified as verbs of change of state. At the syntaxlexical semantics interface linguistic. Lexical semantics meaning lexical semantics definitio. Pdf the phenomenon of unaccusativity is a central focus for the study. One of the problems that has to be dealt with by theorists of early language acquisition theory is the mismatch between semantic constructs, like agent, and syntactic ones, like subject. At the syntaxlexical semantics interface, page 1 of 1 free trial content f free content information. Demonstration of antecedent reactivation with the crossmodal priming paradigm. I argue that these two sources for objects shed light on some of the wellknown challenges associated with the semantic underpinnings of objecthood.
It is argued that this allows for a superior analysis of split intransitivity in english than the traditional notion of unaccusativity the idea that there are two classes of intransitive verbs which differ in. At the syntaxlexical semantics interface beth levin, malka rappaport hovav this text presents an extended investigation into a set of linguistic phenomena that have received much attention over the last 15 years. Unaccusativity is an extended investigation into a set of linguistic phenomena that have received much attention over the last fifteen years. Readings mit opencourseware free online course materials. The abstract case system developed by the principles and parameters approach ppa is based on this assumption, using the mechanism of the nominative and accusative case checking for. Besides providing extensive support for david perlmutters hypothesis that unaccusativity is syntactically represented but semantically determined, this monograph contributes significantly to the development of a theory of lexical semantic representation and to the elucidation of the mapping from lexical semantics to syntax. Besides providing support for david perlmutters hypothesis that unaccusativity is syntactically represented but semantically determined, this book contributes to the development of a theory of lexical semantic representation and to the elucidation of the mapping from lexical semantics. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. A new, deductive approach to the syntax semantics interface integrates two mature and successful lines of research. What are the universal rules of semantic composition.
At the syntaxlexical semantics interface linguistic inquiry monographs by beth levin, malka rappaport hovav and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Unaccusatives in dutch and the syntaxsemantics interface, csli report 123. Unaccusativity at the syntaxlexical semantics interface. Citeseerx scientific documents that cite the following paper.
How well can we predict unaccusativity from lexical semantics. At the syntaxlexical semantics interface linguistic inquiry monographs by levin, beth, hovav, malka rappaport 1994 paperback on. Fba items qualify for free shipping and amazon prime. Chapter 1 in unaccusativity at the syntaxlexical semantics interface. The investigated languages include, among others, yucatec maya, kabardian, tagalog, murikkopar, ava. At the syntaxlexical semantics interface linguistic inquiry monographs beth levin, malka rappaport hovav on. Coreference processing and levels of analysis in objectrelative constructions. The main proposal that is put forward is that sja is a head that fulfils two. This paper presents a unifying analysis of the uses of the russian marker sja in passives, anticausatives and antipassives. The analysis is couched in terms of distributed morphology and does not assume any argument structure on roots, i. Semantics defines the class of npi licensors, pragmatics forces quantificational closure of npis, and syntax executes the licensing via agree between a phasal head and the npi.
At the syntaxlexical semantics interface linguistic inquiry monographs levin, beth on. Concentrating on the lexical semantics of a verb and the syntactic. Visit our help page with information for readers, librarians, distributors. Do sentences with unaccusative verbs involve syntactic. I suggest that two distinct event structures can give rise to objects. Pdf sentences without nominative subjects in japanese. It is proposed that the linguistic system is based on semantic features that are more finegrained than thematic roles, and that selection of subject. Standing at the intersection between syntax, lexical and clausal semantics and morphology, it has been the subject of intense research since the late 1970s and has played a role in several. Scalarity and unaccusativity at the lexiconsyntax interface. At the syntaxlexical semantics interface linguistic inquiry monographs.
I propose an analysis of npi licensing in which three components of grammar interface. An unaccusative verbs subject is semantically similar to the direct object of a transitive verb or to the subject of a verb in the passive voice. Besides providing extensive support for david perlmutters hypothesis that unaccusativity is syntactically represented but semantically determined, this monograph contributes significantly to the development of a theory of lexical semantic. Live issues at the syntax semantic interface include the following. Pdf a semantic and syntactic analysis of break and bend. A semantics for unaccusatives and its syntactic consequences. At the syntaxlexical semantics interface linguistic inquiry monographs 9780262620949 by levin, beth and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
Unaccusativity, at the syntaxlexical semantics interface. The second part of the book, case studies of the syntax semantics interface, contains seven contributions whose focus is on specivc grammatical phenomena in a number of typologically diverse languages. The role of lexical semantics in unaccusativeunergative distinction in turkish deniz zeyrek middle east technical university, ankara one of the approaches to understanding argument structure, lexical semantics, and verbal alternations is to presume that verbs belong to distinct classes. Evidence from auxiliary selection and implications for unaccusativity antonella sorace. At the syntaxlexical semantics interface, linguistic inquiry monograph 26, mit press, cambridge, ma. Besides providing extensive support for david perlmutters hypothesis that unaccusativity is syntactically represented but semantically determined, this monograph contributes significantly to the development of a theory of lexical. At the syntaxlexical semantics interface linguistic inquiry monographs beth levin on. Unaccusativity at the syntaxlexical semantics interface beth levin and malka rappaport hovav 1994.
At the syntaxlexical semantics interface linguistic inquiry monographs by levin, beth, hovav. If youre a seller, fulfillment by amazon can help you grow your business. In other words, it does not actively initiate, or is not actively responsible for, the action of the verb. Besides providing extensive support for david perlmutters hypothesis that. Levin, beth and rappaport hovav, malka, unaccusativity. Idiom storage and the lexicon 1 journal of linguistics.
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