Variation in datives
Subtitle: a micro-comparative perspective
By: edited by Beatriz Fernández and Ricardo Extepare
Series: Oxford studies in comparative syntax
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780199937387; 9780199937363
Subjects: Comparative and general Grammar; Case; Agreement; Syntax
Description: Variation in Datives collects new research on the nature of syntactic micro-variation in datives. The papers in this volume examine different aspects of internal variation in dative marking, such as agreement and case alternations, distribution of adpositional structures and dative case-marking, the different structural positions of dative arguments and their semantic contribution, and patterns of syncretism in the clitic and/or agreement system. Interest in these topics has grown significantly in the past 20 years. Variation in Datives makes a significant contribution to our understanding of language variation, as it adds the micro-comparative perspective to the general discussion and includes 10 new articles on a wide range of European languages, including Greek, Basque, Icelandic, and Serbo-Croatian. Variation in Datives will appeal to scholars and advanced students of syntax, linguistic variation, and especially syntactic micro-variation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.