This book provides a detailed study and a novel Minimalist account
of copular sentences in Russian, focusing on case marking
alternations (nominative vs. instrumental) and drawing a
distinction between two types of copular sentences. On the
assumption that Merge is defined in the simplest way possible, it
is argued that not all syntactic structures are a(nti)symmetrical.
One of the copular sentence types is analyzed as a poster child for
symmetrical structures, while the other type is treated as
asymmetrical. The originality of this study lies in treating the
copula in the two types of copular sentences neither as completely
identical nor as two distinct lexical items; instead, the two types
of copula are derived through the process of semantic bleaching.
Furthermore, it is argued that the two types of the copula need to
combine with post-copular phrases of different categories. It is
concluded that Russian draws a distinction between saturated DPs
and unsaturated NPs, in spite of its renowned lack of overt
articles.
General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, 70 |
Release date: |
March 2008 |
First published: |
March 2008 |
Authors: |
Asya Pereltsvaig
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
166 |
Edition: |
1st ed. 2007. 2nd printing 2008 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4020-5794-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4020-5794-6 |
Barcode: |
9781402057946 |
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