The Syntax of the Be-Possessive: Parametric variation and surface diversities
Author:   Hakyung Jung (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   172
ISBN:  

9789027255556


Pages:   269
Publication Date:   18 May 2011
Format:   Hardback
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The Syntax of the Be-Possessive: Parametric variation and surface diversities


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This book is the first attempt to provide a unified account of the be-possessive syntax and its extension to the modal and the perfect constructions in Russian/North Russian within a generative framework. Apparently diverse constructions are construed as deriving from the have/be parameter, which depends on the utilization of the prepositional complementizer with a Case feature. The be-perfect structure provides an adequate environment where ergativity is encoded via verbal nominalization. The relevance of the be-perfect structure for a split ergative pattern shows that the ergative system is a syntactically conditioned phenomenon rather than a purely morphological diversity. This volume also offers the diachronic study of the be-syntax, investigating the evolution of the be-perfect and be-modal constructions, which has rarely been explored within a formal framework. Concrete scenarios are proposed for the developmental paths of the be-perfect and the be-modal constructions, based on textual evidence in old North Russian.

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Author:   Hakyung Jung (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   172
Weight:   0.675kg
ISBN:  

9789027255556


ISBN 10:   9027255555
Pages:   269
Publication Date:   18 May 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Acknowledgements; 2. List of abbreviations; 3. Chapter 1 Parametric variation in synchrony and diachrony; 4. Chapter 2 The syntax of the be-possessive in Russian; 5. Chapter 3 The consequences of the be-possessive structure: Modal and perfect; 6. Chapter 4 The be-perfect and ergativity in North Russian; 7. Chapter 5 Microvariations in Case and Agreement; 8. Chapter 6 Thematic feature reduction: The historical extension of the syntax of the be-possessive to the be-modal; 9. Chapter 7 Thematic feature reduction: The development of the -no/-to perfect; 10. Chapter 8 Conclusion; 11. Bibliography; 12. Index

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