Verb Movement and the Syntax of Kashmiri: 46 - Rilegato

Libro 42 di 60: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

Bhatt, R. M.

 
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This work investigates the phenomenon of verb-second in a language outside the Germanic family, a relatively unknown and unanalyzed Indo-Aryan language called Kashmiri. Kashmiri is unique in that it exhibits both the German/Dutch type of verb-second as well as the Yiddish/Icelandic type. The comparative theoretical treatment adopted in this book serves three functions. First, it provides an opportunity to examine and ascertain the limitations of the current models of verb-second grammar in light of new, typologically different data. Second, it presents a parametric account of verb-second and explores its consequences for a general theory of verb movement, mainly in terms of triggers, landing sites, and clause structure. Third, it proposes a theory of Case and Checking that locates the structural positions where grammatical functions are licensed in verb-second clause-structure. The discussions also include a comprehensive account of most of the central and crucial syntactic processes of Kashmiri.

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Acknowledgments. List of abbreviations. 1. Introduction. 2. The Kashmiri Language. 3. Configurationality and Phrase Structure. 4. Verb-Second (V2) Phenomena. 5. Motivating Verb Movement. 6. Subject Position, Object Positions, and Case. 7. Epilogue. References. Language Index. Name Index. Subject Index.

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Book by Bhatt RM Bhatt Rakesh Mohan

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ISBN 10:  9048153441 ISBN 13:  9789048153442
Casa editrice: Springer, 2010
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