The phenomenon of case has long been a central topic of study in
linguistics. While the majority of the literature so far has been
on the syntax of case, semantics also has a crucial role to play in
how case operates. This book investigates the relationship between
semantics and case-marking in the languages of the world, exploring
a range of phenomena in which case-assignment is affected by (or
affects) meaning. By bringing together data from a wide range of
languages, representing different language families, a
cross-linguistic picture emerges of the correlation between case
and meaning. Different approaches to the phenomena are considered,
including both syntactic and semantic analyses, and the question is
raised as to whether case can be treated as meaningful, ultimately
helping us shed light on the broader connections between grammar
and meaning and, moreover, grammar and the human cognition.
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