Advances in Role and Reference Grammar

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  • A Synopsis of Role and Reference Grammar PART I: THE THEORY



      1. Introduction Robert D. Van Valin, Jr.





      1. Clause structure





      1. Information structure





      1. Lexical representation and semantic roles





      1. Syntactic relations and case marking





      1. Linking syntactic and semantic representations in simple clauses





      1. The structure of complex sentences





      1. Linking syntactic and semantic representations in complex sentences





      1. Future directions



    • Notes

    • References

    • Semantic and Syntactic Factors in Control PART II: APPLYING THE THEORY



        1. Introduction L. Michelle Cutrer





          1. Approaches to control





          1. The RRG analysis of control





          1. A semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic analysis





          1. Conclusion



        • Notes

        • References







  • A Clause Linkage Analysis Serial Verbs and Complement Constructions in Mandarin:



      1. Introduction Mark Hansell





        1. Serial verb constructions





        1. Complement constructions





        1. Complement constructions as serializations, not compounds





        1. Reasons for treating CCs and SVCs alike





        1. Clause linkage in Mandarin serial verbs





        1. Conclusion



      • Notes

      • References



    • Clause Combining in a Polysynthetic Verb-Initial Language Subordination and Cosubordination in Nootka:



        1. Language type William H. Jacobsen, Jr.





          1. Background







        1. The data





        1. Survey of findings





        1. Analytic problems





        1. Main clauses





          1. Clause chaining





          1. Sentence-connectives





          1. Prepositional clauses





          1. Verb serialization





          1. Subordination





          1. Nominalization





          1. Summary





          1. Conclusions



        • Notes

        • References



      • Preposition Assignment in English



          1. Introduction Julia A. Jolly





            1. Prepositional assignment to functional roles







          1. Extending the RRG analysis





          1. Concluding comments



        • Notes

          • References









  • On Deviant Case-Marking in Latin TABLE OF CONTENTS vu



      1. Introduction Laura A. Michaelis





        1. The Latin data

          • Latin 2. A Role and Reference Grammar analysis of deviant case-marking in









      1. Comparison with previous analyses





      1. Conclusion



      • Notes

      • References



    • Argument Linking in English Derived Nomináis



        1. Introduction Mary L. Nunes





          1. The vNP: Some preliminary demarcations and definitions







        1. The verbally-derived noun phrase in RRG





        1. Concluding comments



      • Notes

      • References



    • and Identificational Constructions On the Syntactic and Semantic Alignment of Attributive



        1. Introduction Linda Schwartz

          • predicates 1. The unaccusative-unergative patterns of attributive and identificational







          1. The thematic structure of attributive and identificational constructions





          1. An analysis of Italian attributive and identificational constructions





          1. Cross-linguistic patterns of attributive/identificational constructions





          1. Conclusion



        • Notes

        • References



      • Bottom Up Of Nominatives and Datives: Universal Grammar from the



          1. Introduction: The lessons of phonological universals Michael Silverstein





            1. Léxico- and grammaticosemantic categories







          1. Case-marking categories in particular





          1. Two examples of telescoping case-marking paradigms





          1. The "focality" of nom/abs : dat



          • Explanatory note

          • References









  • Remember in English and its Equivalents in Mparntwe Arrernte Predicting Syntactic Structure from Semantic Representations:



      1. Introduction Robert D. Van Valin, Jr. & David P. Wilkins





        1. Theoretical background







      1. The English verb remember





      1. The realizations of remember in Mparntwe Arrernte





      1. Conclusion



    • Notes

      • References



    • An Investigation of Turkish Clause Linkage



        1. Introduction James K. Waiters





          1. Layered structure of the clause







        1. On Turkish operators





        1. Turkish clause linkage





        1. Clausal subordination





        1. Clausal cosubordination





        1. Core coordination





        1. Core subordination





        1. Core cosubordination





        1. Conclusion



      • Notes

      • References



    • Topics Index

    • Languages Index



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