Parameters Of Slavic Morphosyntax (oxford Studies In Comparative Syntax)
by Steven Franks /
1995 / English / PDF
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Focusing on issues of case theory and comparative grammar, this
study treats selected problems in the syntax of the Slavic
languages from the perspective of Government-Binding theory. Steven
Franks seeks to develop parametric solutions to related
constructions among the various Slavic languages. A model of case
based loosely on Jakobson's feature system is adapted to a variety
of comparative problems in Slavic, including across-the-board
constructions, quantification, secondary predication, null subject
phenomena, and voice. Solutions considered make use of recent
approaches to phrase structure, including the VP-internal subject
hypothesis and the DP hypothesis. The book will serve admirably as
an introduction to GB theory for Slavic linguists as well as to the
range of problems posed by Slavic for general syntacticians.
Focusing on issues of case theory and comparative grammar, this
study treats selected problems in the syntax of the Slavic
languages from the perspective of Government-Binding theory. Steven
Franks seeks to develop parametric solutions to related
constructions among the various Slavic languages. A model of case
based loosely on Jakobson's feature system is adapted to a variety
of comparative problems in Slavic, including across-the-board
constructions, quantification, secondary predication, null subject
phenomena, and voice. Solutions considered make use of recent
approaches to phrase structure, including the VP-internal subject
hypothesis and the DP hypothesis. The book will serve admirably as
an introduction to GB theory for Slavic linguists as well as to the
range of problems posed by Slavic for general syntacticians.
