Middle Voice: A comparative study in the syntax-semantics interface of GermanJohn Benjamins Publishing, 27. juni 2002 - 340 sider This book offers a completely new analysis of the syntax and semantics of transitive reflexive sentences in German, which is embedded in the major phenomenon of the middle voice in Indo-European languages. It integrates the interpretation of non-argument reflexives into a modified version of recent theories of binding. The ambiguity of the reflexive pronoun is derived at the interface between syntax and semantics and does not rely on additional lexical or syntactic rules of argument suppression and argument promotion. This shift towards the semantic interpretation of syntactic arguments enables the author to offer a unified analysis of the middle, the anticausative and the reflexive interpretations. Furthermore, the crucial distinction between structural and oblique case forms is discussed and it is illustrated how specific properties of middle constructions such as adverbial modification or subject responsibility can be related to the generic interpretation of middle constructions. |
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... middle voice marker in German 52 2.5 Conclusion 59 CHAPTER 3 Lexical and syntactic approaches to middle formation 3.1 Syntactic theories 75 3.1.1 English and Dutch 76 3.1.2 Italian 86 3.1.3 German 91 3.1.4 Summary 96 3.2 Lexical ...
... middle voice marker in German 52 2.5 Conclusion 59 CHAPTER 3 Lexical and syntactic approaches to middle formation 3.1 Syntactic theories 75 3.1.1 English and Dutch 76 3.1.2 Italian 86 3.1.3 German 91 3.1.4 Summary 96 3.2 Lexical ...
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... middle interpretation. Simplified semantic representations of all four sentences are given in (6). 'x' is ... marker to encode a variety of related interpretations. However, most Indo ... middle voice but a free morpheme (i.e.. Middle Voice.
... middle interpretation. Simplified semantic representations of all four sentences are given in (6). 'x' is ... marker to encode a variety of related interpretations. However, most Indo ... middle voice but a free morpheme (i.e.. Middle Voice.
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... middle interpreta— tions. Unlike reflexive constructions in many Indo-European languages, their counterpart in German does not receive a passive interpretation. This book deals with the ambiguity of the reflexive pronoun (the middle marker) ...
... middle interpreta— tions. Unlike reflexive constructions in many Indo-European languages, their counterpart in German does not receive a passive interpretation. This book deals with the ambiguity of the reflexive pronoun (the middle marker) ...
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... middle marker). v. We offer semantic and pragmatic explanations for various specific properties of middle constructions such as adverbial modification, generic and modal interpretation, 'responsibility' of the subject, and so-called ...
... middle marker). v. We offer semantic and pragmatic explanations for various specific properties of middle constructions such as adverbial modification, generic and modal interpretation, 'responsibility' of the subject, and so-called ...
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... middle marker. It is the reflexive pronoun in the position of the accusative object that we call a middle marker in German. Chapter 3 discusses various lexical and syntactic analyses of middle constructions in English, Dutch, Italian ...
... middle marker. It is the reflexive pronoun in the position of the accusative object that we call a middle marker in German. Chapter 3 discusses various lexical and syntactic analyses of middle constructions in English, Dutch, Italian ...
Innhold
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Lexical and syntactic approaches to middle formation | 73 |
The syntax of transitive reflexive sentences | 129 |
The interpretation of reflexive pronouns in German | 177 |
Suppressed arguments and dative objects | 229 |
Middle constructions revisited | 267 |
Conclusion | 299 |
References | 309 |
Subject index | 327 |
Linguistik AktuellLinguistics Today | 338 |
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accusative object accusative reflexive pronoun adjunct middle adverbial modification ambiguity analysis anaphor anticausative verb argue argument reflexive argument variable assigned binding theory bound Buch Chapter clause clitic coindexed constructions in German corresponding dative objects dative reflexive pronouns defined definition derived discussion door opens Dutch English example external argument Fagan first argument first semantic argument focus particle free morpheme grammatical Hence illustrated impersonal middle constructions impersonal subject implicit argument Indo-European languages leicht linked logophoric Maria Middle High German middle interpretation middle marker middle verbs middle voice morphological morphosyntactic nominative non—argument reflexives offnet one—place passive personal pronouns Peter pronominal pronoun in object properties quantification reflexive interpretation RP—ACC second argument Section specified Steinbach strong reflexive pronouns structural and oblique syntactic arguments syntactic subject syntax thematic roles theta-role tion transitive reflexive sentences two-place unaccusative unaccusative verbs unergative ungrammatical unmarked valency reduction verkauft washes weak reflexive pronoun word order