Chapter 8. Noun valency in Latin
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Olga Spevak
Abstract
This article has two objectives. The first is to present an account of valency nouns in Latin. Lyons’ typology (1977) envisaging three orders of entities is useful for predicting the number and type of complements used with various nouns. Expansions of all the categories are distinguished: concrete entities, relational nouns, agent nouns, verbal nouns, and nouns expressing qualities. Furthermore, Latin shows interesting phenomena closely related to noun valency, namely nominalization of verbal notions in Early Latin and the construction of the dominant participle. The second objective is to examine argument marking at the noun phrase level. The genitive is the “adnominal” case par excellence; other cases (the dative, accusative, and ablative) as well as prepositional phrases are atypical noun complements in Latin, and furthermore they are often restricted to specific categories of nouns.
Abstract
This article has two objectives. The first is to present an account of valency nouns in Latin. Lyons’ typology (1977) envisaging three orders of entities is useful for predicting the number and type of complements used with various nouns. Expansions of all the categories are distinguished: concrete entities, relational nouns, agent nouns, verbal nouns, and nouns expressing qualities. Furthermore, Latin shows interesting phenomena closely related to noun valency, namely nominalization of verbal notions in Early Latin and the construction of the dominant participle. The second objective is to examine argument marking at the noun phrase level. The genitive is the “adnominal” case par excellence; other cases (the dative, accusative, and ablative) as well as prepositional phrases are atypical noun complements in Latin, and furthermore they are often restricted to specific categories of nouns.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Abbreviations vii
- Editor’s foreword ix
- Contributors xv
- Chapter 1. Contribution of valency to the analysis of language 1
- Chapter 2. Special valency behavior of Czech deverbal nouns 19
- Chapter 3. Nominalizations of Spanish perception verbs at the syntax–semantics interface 61
- Chapter 4. Case assignment, aspect, and (non-)expression of patients 89
- Chapter 5. A data-driven analysis of the structure type ‘man–nature relationship’ in Romanian 113
- Chapter 6. Classifier noun phrases of the type N1N2 in Bulgarian 141
- Chapter 7. Noun phrasal complements vs. adjuncts 161
- Chapter 8. Noun valency in Latin 183
- Index 211
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Abbreviations vii
- Editor’s foreword ix
- Contributors xv
- Chapter 1. Contribution of valency to the analysis of language 1
- Chapter 2. Special valency behavior of Czech deverbal nouns 19
- Chapter 3. Nominalizations of Spanish perception verbs at the syntax–semantics interface 61
- Chapter 4. Case assignment, aspect, and (non-)expression of patients 89
- Chapter 5. A data-driven analysis of the structure type ‘man–nature relationship’ in Romanian 113
- Chapter 6. Classifier noun phrases of the type N1N2 in Bulgarian 141
- Chapter 7. Noun phrasal complements vs. adjuncts 161
- Chapter 8. Noun valency in Latin 183
- Index 211
