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Henry Smith here develops a theory of syntactic case and examines its

synchronic and diachronic consequences. Within a unification-based

framework, the book draws out pervasive patterns in the relationship

between morphosyntax ("linking") and grammatical function. The the-

ory proposed consists of three ordered constraints on the association of

NPs and arguments, based on the central notion of "restrictiveness."

Beginning with a detailed study of dative substitution in Icelandic, the

author moves on to examine a wide array of synchronic and diachronic

data and to construct a typology of case.

Theoretically innovative and sophisticated, and descriptively wide-

ranging, this book will appeal to all those interested in the cross-

linguistic marking of case and the ways in which case systems may

change over time.

CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN LINGUISTICS

General Editors: s. R. ANDERSON, J. BRESNAN, B. COMRIE,

W. DRESSLER, R. HUDDLESTON, R. LASS, D. LIGHTFOOT,

J. LYONS, P. H. MATTHEWS, R. POSNER, S. ROMAINE,

N. V. SMITH, N. VINCENT

Restrictiveness in case theory

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RESTRICTIVENESS

IN CASE THEORY

HENRY SMITH

CAMBRIDGE

UNIVERSITY PRESS

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