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"This volume presents research on major issues in syntactic theory within the theory of role and reference grammar (RRG). The theory was first presented in detail in ""Functional Syntax and Universal Grammar"" (FUSG) and these papers represent both expansions and applications of the theory to a wide range of phenomena. The first section contains an introduction summarizing the features of RRG and developing new theoretical components and analyses of syntactic phenomena. Throughout the discussion, features of RRG are compared and contrasted with the comparable features of other syntactic theories. The remainder of the volume is devoted to detailed analyses of specific problems like control and case marking in languages such as Mandarin Chinese, Nootka, Mparntwe Arrernte and Turkish. Thus, the works presented here illustrate well the strong cross-linguistic approach to syntactic theory and description in RRG."

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Author:   Robert D. Van Valin Jr. (SUNY, Buffalo)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   82
Weight:   0.920kg
ISBN:  

9789027235794

ISBN 10:   9027235791
Pages:   569
Publication Date:   01 January 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Editor's introduction; 2. I. The theory; 3. A synopsis of role and reference grammar (by Van Valin Jr., Robert D.); 4. II. Applying the theory; 5. Semantic and syntactic factors in control (by Cutrer, L. Michelle); 6. Serial verbs and complement constructions in Mandarin: A clause linkage analysis (by Hansell, Mark); 7. Subordination and cosubordination in Nootka: Clause combining in a Polysynthetic verb-initial language (by Jacobsen, Jr., William H.); 8. Preposition assignment in English (by Jolly, Julia A.); 9. On deviant case-marking in Latin (by Michaelis, Laura A.); 10. Argument linking in English derived nominals (by Nunes, Mary L.); 11. On the syntactc and semantic alignment of attributive and identificational constructions (by Schwartz, Linda); 12. Of nominatives and datives: universal grammar from the bottom up (by Silverstein, Michael); 13. Predicting syntactic structure from semantic representation: Remember in English and its equivalents in Mparntwe Arrernte (by Van Valin Jr., Robert D.); 14. An investigation of Turkish clause linkage (by Watters, James K.); 15. Topics index; 16. Language index

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