Introduction: the place of Case in grammar

Christina Sevdali; Elena Anagnostopoulou

doi:10.1093/oso/9780198865926.003.0001

Introduction: the place of Case in grammar

Christina Sevdali
, Elena Anagnostopoulou

University of Crete

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This chapter gives a brief overview of Case theory, including the proposal for the two types of case: abstract Case and morphological case and the challenges that this distinction has faced. It discusses the introduction of quirky case, as well as the proposal for dependent case. It then provides an overview of the three main issues that this book focuses on: Agree vs. dependent case theories, the distinction between structural vs. inherent case in synchrony and diachrony, and issues associated with individual cases, for example accusative, ergative, and dative. In the last section it introduces the contributions of this volume that provide new perspectives on case theory.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Place of Case in grammar
Place of Publication	Oxford
Publisher	Oxford University Press (OUP)
Pages	1-22
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191898167
ISBN (Print)	9780198865926
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198865926.003.0001
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 18 Jul 2024

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Name	Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics

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Arts and Humanities Research Council

Keywords

abstract Case
morphological case
Case theory
licensing
quirky case
inherent case
structural case
dative
accusative
ergative

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