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Three takes on grammatical relations

A view from the languages of Europe and North and Central Asia
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Abstract

In this contribution we discuss three different approaches to grammatical relations (GR), all situated within the functional-typological paradigm. Taking the major distinctions from these as a point of departure, we construct a three-way typology to classify languages with respect to GRs. Finally, we locate the languages of Europe and North and Central Asia within this typology.

Abstract

In this contribution we discuss three different approaches to grammatical relations (GR), all situated within the functional-typological paradigm. Taking the major distinctions from these as a point of departure, we construct a three-way typology to classify languages with respect to GRs. Finally, we locate the languages of Europe and North and Central Asia within this typology.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. The editors vii
  4. The authors ix
  5. Preface xi
  6. Introduction xiii
  7. A deceptive case of split-intransitivity in Basque 1
  8. Some argument-structure properties of ‘give’ in the languages of Europe and Northern and Central Asia 17
  9. Grammatical relations in a typology of agreement systems 37
  10. Causatives in Agul 55
  11. Continuity of information structuring strategies in Eastern Khanty 115
  12. Patterns of asymmetry in argument structure across languages 133
  13. Topic marking and the construction of narrative in Xibe 151
  14. On the hierarchy of structural convergence in the Amdo Sprachbund 177
  15. Pyramids of spatial relators in Northeastern Turkic and its neighbors 191
  16. What’s in the head of head-marking languages? 211
  17. Transitives, causatives and passives in Korean and Japanese 241
  18. Core argument patterns and deep genetic relations 257
  19. Three takes on grammatical relations 295
  20. On aspect, aspectual domain and quantification in Finnish and Udmurt 325
  21. Indexes 355
Argument Structure and Grammatical Relations
This chapter is in the book Argument Structure and Grammatical Relations
https://doi.org/10.1075/slcs.126.13sie

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. The editors vii
  4. The authors ix
  5. Preface xi
  6. Introduction xiii
  7. A deceptive case of split-intransitivity in Basque 1
  8. Some argument-structure properties of ‘give’ in the languages of Europe and Northern and Central Asia 17
  9. Grammatical relations in a typology of agreement systems 37
  10. Causatives in Agul 55
  11. Continuity of information structuring strategies in Eastern Khanty 115
  12. Patterns of asymmetry in argument structure across languages 133
  13. Topic marking and the construction of narrative in Xibe 151
  14. On the hierarchy of structural convergence in the Amdo Sprachbund 177
  15. Pyramids of spatial relators in Northeastern Turkic and its neighbors 191
  16. What’s in the head of head-marking languages? 211
  17. Transitives, causatives and passives in Korean and Japanese 241
  18. Core argument patterns and deep genetic relations 257
  19. Three takes on grammatical relations 295
  20. On aspect, aspectual domain and quantification in Finnish and Udmurt 325
  21. Indexes 355
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