{"product_id":"9780792360582","title":"Flexible Syntax A Theory of Case and Arguments","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStudies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFlexible Syntax\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Theory of Case and Arguments\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA. Neeleman | F. Weerman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMost linguistic theories assume that each grammatical relation  is established in a unique structural configuration. Neeleman and  Weerman take issue with this view, arguing for a more flexible  approach on the basis of conceptual considerations and data taken  mostly, but not exclusively, from the Germanic languages. In-depth  analyses of word order phenomena as well as diachronic and typological  generalizations motivate a re-evaluation of the role of case in the  projection of arguments. Case is shown to provide a syntactic foothold  for thematic interpretation, something which is necessary in a grammar  that does not allow fixed theta-positions. Thus, this study does not  only offer a genuine alternative to many standard assumptions, it also  explains why there should be such a thing as case in natural language.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 November 1999\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780792360582\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e253\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50803393331340,"sku":"9780792360582","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792360582.jpg?v=1781751573","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792360582","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}