The relationship between verbs and their arguments is a widely
debated topic in linguistics. This comprehensive 2005 survey
provides an overview of this important area of research, exploring
theories of how a verb's semantics can determine the
morphosyntactic realization of its arguments. Assuming a close
connection between verb meaning and syntactic structure, it
provides a bridge between lexical-semantic and syntactic research,
synthesizing the results of work from a range of linguistic
subdisciplines and in a variety of theoretical frameworks. The
first four chapters survey leading theories about event structure
and conceptualization. The fifth and sixth chapters focus on the
mapping from lexical semantics to morphosyntax and include a
detailed discussion of the thematic hierarchy. The final chapter
reviews treatments of multiple argument realization. With useful
bibliographic references and clear definitions of relevant terms,
this book will be invaluable to students and researchers in syntax
and semantics, as well as those in related fields.
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