The Optional Use of Morphological Case

This paper provides a unified account of construction alternations in which case markers are involved, extending the traditional focus on the differential use of core case markers (DCM). Using an Optimality Theoretic framework, it is argued that the optional use of morphological case can be explaine...

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Main Author: Sander Lestrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dartmouth College Library 2013-01-01
Series:Linguistic Discovery
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1349/PS1.1537-0852.A.437
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Summary:This paper provides a unified account of construction alternations in which case markers are involved, extending the traditional focus on the differential use of core case markers (DCM). Using an Optimality Theoretic framework, it is argued that the optional use of morphological case can be explained by the interaction of an economy and cooperativeness principle.
ISSN:1537-0852