160244 VO Typology and Comparative Theory of Grammar (2009W)
The Morpho-Syntax and Semantics of Voice
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Sprache: Englisch
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Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Dienstag 13.10. 11:00 - 12:30 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
- Dienstag 20.10. 11:00 - 12:30 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
- Dienstag 27.10. 11:00 - 12:30 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
- Dienstag 03.11. 11:00 - 12:30 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
- Dienstag 10.11. 11:00 - 12:30 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
- Dienstag 17.11. 11:00 - 12:30 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
- Dienstag 24.11. 11:00 - 12:30 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
- Dienstag 01.12. 11:00 - 12:30 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
- Dienstag 15.12. 11:00 - 12:30 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
- Dienstag 12.01. 11:00 - 12:30 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
- Dienstag 19.01. 11:00 - 12:30 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
- Dienstag 26.01. 11:00 - 12:30 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
Starting from the well-known observation that across languages verbs appearing in different syntactic alternations such as the passive, reflexive, anticausative, middle, etc., often share identical morphology (which depending on the languages involves a pronoun, a clitic, or a verbal inflection), this course will focus on an investigation of morphological voice and its grammatical interfaces (syntax and semantics). More specifically, this will be done by examining voice syncretisms (i.e., cases in which the verb appearing in different syntactic alternations bears the same voice morphology); voice gaps (these are cases in which the expected syncretism with respect to voice-marking does not or cannot obtain); the status of the variance of morphological realization observed in voice paradigms within and across languages; the interaction of voice with other elements (e.g. Tense, Aspect, Mood); the role of voice morphology in argument expression and interpretation. Various Indo-European languages will constitute the primary empirical foundation.
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Oral or written exam.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Contributing to the general goal of understanding the micro-structure of linguistic computation, the overall objective of this course is to acquant students with models of linguistic competence of morphological voice and its grammatical interfaces (syntax and semantics).
Prüfungsstoff
Because of the relatively large amount of data from various languages, I will work with handouts that will be distributed in class (and subsequently uploaded on Fronter).
Literatur
Alexiadou, Artemis & Elena Anagnostopoulou. 2004. Voice morphology in the causative-inchoative alternation: evidence for a non-unified structural analysis of unaccusatives. In A. Alexiadou et al. (eds.) The Unaccusativity Puzzle 114-136. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Baker, Mark, Kyle, Johnson & Ian Roberts. 1989. Passive arguments raised. Linguistic Inquiry 20:219-252.
Campos, Hector. 1987. Passives in Modern Greek. Lingua 73(4):301-312.
Chierchia, Gennaro. 2004. A semantics for unaccusatives and its syntactic consequences. In A. Alexiadou et al. (eds.) The Unaccusativity Puzzle 22-59. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Embick, David. 1997. Voice and the Interfaces of Syntax. PhD dissertation, UPenn.
Embick, David. 2004. Unaccusative syntax and verbal alternations. In A. Alexiadou et al. (eds.) The Unaccusativity Puzzle 137-158. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Grewendorf, Günther. 1989. Ergativity in German. Dordrecht: Foris.
Grimshaw, Jane. 1990. Argument Structure. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.
Hale, Ken & Samuel J. Keyser. 1998. The basic elements of argument structure. MIT Working Papers in Linguistics 32:73-118.
Haspelmath, Martin. 1990. The grammaticization of passive morphology. In Studies in Language 14(1): 25-71.
Levin, Beth & Malka Rappaport Hovav. 1995. Unaccusativity. MIT Press.
Kratzer, Angelika. 1996. Severing the external argument from its verb. In J. Rooryck & L. Zaring (eds.) Phrase Structure and the Lexicon.
Marantz, Alec. 1984. On the Nature of Grammatical Relations. Cambrigde, Mass.: MIT Press.
Perlmutter, David. 1978. Impersonal passives and the unaccusative hypothesis. In Papers from the Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society 4: 157-189.
Ramchand, Gillian. 2008. Verb Meaning and the Lexicon: A First Phase Syntax. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Steinbach, Markus. 2002. Middle Voice: A Comparative Study in the Syntax-Semantics Interface of German. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Xu, Zheng, Mark Aronoff & Frank Anshen. 2007. Deponency in Latin. In M. Baerman et al. (eds.) Deponency and Morphological Mismatches 127 ¿ 144. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Baker, Mark, Kyle, Johnson & Ian Roberts. 1989. Passive arguments raised. Linguistic Inquiry 20:219-252.
Campos, Hector. 1987. Passives in Modern Greek. Lingua 73(4):301-312.
Chierchia, Gennaro. 2004. A semantics for unaccusatives and its syntactic consequences. In A. Alexiadou et al. (eds.) The Unaccusativity Puzzle 22-59. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Embick, David. 1997. Voice and the Interfaces of Syntax. PhD dissertation, UPenn.
Embick, David. 2004. Unaccusative syntax and verbal alternations. In A. Alexiadou et al. (eds.) The Unaccusativity Puzzle 137-158. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Grewendorf, Günther. 1989. Ergativity in German. Dordrecht: Foris.
Grimshaw, Jane. 1990. Argument Structure. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.
Hale, Ken & Samuel J. Keyser. 1998. The basic elements of argument structure. MIT Working Papers in Linguistics 32:73-118.
Haspelmath, Martin. 1990. The grammaticization of passive morphology. In Studies in Language 14(1): 25-71.
Levin, Beth & Malka Rappaport Hovav. 1995. Unaccusativity. MIT Press.
Kratzer, Angelika. 1996. Severing the external argument from its verb. In J. Rooryck & L. Zaring (eds.) Phrase Structure and the Lexicon.
Marantz, Alec. 1984. On the Nature of Grammatical Relations. Cambrigde, Mass.: MIT Press.
Perlmutter, David. 1978. Impersonal passives and the unaccusative hypothesis. In Papers from the Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society 4: 157-189.
Ramchand, Gillian. 2008. Verb Meaning and the Lexicon: A First Phase Syntax. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Steinbach, Markus. 2002. Middle Voice: A Comparative Study in the Syntax-Semantics Interface of German. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Xu, Zheng, Mark Aronoff & Frank Anshen. 2007. Deponency in Latin. In M. Baerman et al. (eds.) Deponency and Morphological Mismatches 127 ¿ 144. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Codes alter Studienplan: 216, 214
Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:36