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A and O as each other's mirror image? Problems with markedness reversal.
- Source :
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Linguistic Typology . 2014, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p3-49. 47p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- This article provides a critical examination of the widespread idea that A and O (and Agents and Patients) are each other's mirror image in terms of case marking and semantic features. We examine patterns of differential case marking for nouns in a sample of 185 languages, showing that the behaviour of A cannot be captured in terms of markedness reversal based on models for O marking. We highlight pecularities of A marking that are not found with O marking, like sensitivity to the feature of motivity, and syntactic restrictions on use as A, and use these to develop an independent account of A marking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14300532
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Linguistic Typology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 95963394
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1515/lingty-2014-0002