Not so high
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Richa Srishti
Abstract
The status of the causee argument in Hindi and other South Asian Languages has been contentious in recent literature as it takes instrumental/ablatice Case marker and hence, seems comparable to an instrumental/ablative adjunct (-se in Hindi, athi in Kashmiri, tõ: in Punjabi, and -n∂ in Manipuri). The question is whether the instrumental/ablative Case marker appearing on the causee and on an instrumental adjunct should only receive an analysis of accidental homophony or a more principled analysis between the two is possible? The paper here argues that such an analysis is certainly possible. The instrumental/ablative is an adjunct and in causatives, the causee argument is merged to the Voice head as its specifier (the position involving -se/athi/tõ:/n∂ being valued as a structural, rather than a lexical, Case). It is further argued that though, this position is υP-external, i.e. ‘high’ but not ‘high’ enough to count as the subject.
Abstract
The status of the causee argument in Hindi and other South Asian Languages has been contentious in recent literature as it takes instrumental/ablatice Case marker and hence, seems comparable to an instrumental/ablative adjunct (-se in Hindi, athi in Kashmiri, tõ: in Punjabi, and -n∂ in Manipuri). The question is whether the instrumental/ablative Case marker appearing on the causee and on an instrumental adjunct should only receive an analysis of accidental homophony or a more principled analysis between the two is possible? The paper here argues that such an analysis is certainly possible. The instrumental/ablative is an adjunct and in causatives, the causee argument is merged to the Voice head as its specifier (the position involving -se/athi/tõ:/n∂ being valued as a structural, rather than a lexical, Case). It is further argued that though, this position is υP-external, i.e. ‘high’ but not ‘high’ enough to count as the subject.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgement vii
- The lexicon-syntax interface 1
- Property concepts and the apparent lack of adjectives in Dravidian 25
- Adjective-fronting as evidence for Focus and Topic within the Bangla nominal domain 53
- Rich results 71
- Lexical semantics of transitivizer light verbs in Telugu 101
- Ditransitive structures in Hindi/Urdu 127
- Is Kashmiri passive really a passive? 149
- Middles in the syntax 171
- Not so high 197
- Agreement and verb types in Kutchi Gujarati 217
- Markedness and syncretism in Kashmiri differential argument encoding 245
- Author index 271
- Subject index 275
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Acknowledgement vii
- The lexicon-syntax interface 1
- Property concepts and the apparent lack of adjectives in Dravidian 25
- Adjective-fronting as evidence for Focus and Topic within the Bangla nominal domain 53
- Rich results 71
- Lexical semantics of transitivizer light verbs in Telugu 101
- Ditransitive structures in Hindi/Urdu 127
- Is Kashmiri passive really a passive? 149
- Middles in the syntax 171
- Not so high 197
- Agreement and verb types in Kutchi Gujarati 217
- Markedness and syncretism in Kashmiri differential argument encoding 245
- Author index 271
- Subject index 275
