Book contents
- The Semantics of Case
- Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics
- The Semantics of Case
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Dative Case
- 3 Spatial Cases
- 4 Case and Aspect
- 5 Differential Object Marking
- 6 The Genitive/Accusative Alternation in Balto-Slavic
- 7 Predicate Case
- 8 Generalizations and Conclusions
- Terminology
- Bibliography
- Index
8 - Generalizations and Conclusions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 April 2020
- The Semantics of Case
- Key Topics in Semantics and Pragmatics
- The Semantics of Case
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Dative Case
- 3 Spatial Cases
- 4 Case and Aspect
- 5 Differential Object Marking
- 6 The Genitive/Accusative Alternation in Balto-Slavic
- 7 Predicate Case
- 8 Generalizations and Conclusions
- Terminology
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 8 is devoted to generalizations and conclusions based on the data and analyses discussed in the previous chapters. A (non-exhaustive) list of relations that hold between various cases and semantic concepts is provided. It is proposed that case can be related to at least three broad semantic areas: tense and aspect; individuation; thematic roles and related concepts. Each of these types is illustrated. Further, it is pointed out that the relation between case and meaning is often indirect; moreover, defining the nature of this relation is, in many instances, subject to theory-internal considerations. The meaning component intuitively associated with a particular case can be contributed by four types of source: a lexical head (e.g. V), a functional head (e.g. Appl(icative)), the object DP and the case-marker. Only in the last instance is the relation between case and meaning direct.
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- The Semantics of Case , pp. 251 - 256Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020