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8 - Generalizations and Conclusions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2020

Olga Kagan
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
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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 - 256
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Generalizations and Conclusions
  • Olga Kagan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
  • Book: The Semantics of Case
  • Online publication: 02 April 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108236867.008
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  • Generalizations and Conclusions
  • Olga Kagan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
  • Book: The Semantics of Case
  • Online publication: 02 April 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108236867.008
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  • Generalizations and Conclusions
  • Olga Kagan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
  • Book: The Semantics of Case
  • Online publication: 02 April 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108236867.008
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