Case and word order in Lithuanian infinitival clauses revisited
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Peter M. Arkadiev
Abstract
This paper considers the Lithuanian constructions with the Dative and Genitive marking of direct objects of transitive verbs in purpose infinitival clauses, studied in Franks and Lavine (2006). I adduce empirical evidence and conceptual arguments both speaking against the analysis proposed by Franks and Lavine (2006), and argue for a different account based on recent “non-orthodox” proposals in case theory. My analysis of the Lithuanian constructions is inspired by a typological comparison with Australian languages possessing “complementizing” and “associating” case marking and morphological case-stacking. I propose that the mechanism of multiple case assignment in syntax is operative in Lithuanian and show how it can naturally account for the Dative-plus-Infinitive and Genitive-plus-Infinitive constructions.
Abstract
This paper considers the Lithuanian constructions with the Dative and Genitive marking of direct objects of transitive verbs in purpose infinitival clauses, studied in Franks and Lavine (2006). I adduce empirical evidence and conceptual arguments both speaking against the analysis proposed by Franks and Lavine (2006), and argue for a different account based on recent “non-orthodox” proposals in case theory. My analysis of the Lithuanian constructions is inspired by a typological comparison with Australian languages possessing “complementizing” and “associating” case marking and morphological case-stacking. I propose that the mechanism of multiple case assignment in syntax is operative in Lithuanian and show how it can naturally account for the Dative-plus-Infinitive and Genitive-plus-Infinitive constructions.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Argument marking and grammatical relations in Baltic 1
- Case and word order in Lithuanian infinitival clauses revisited 43
- Non-canonical grammatical relations in a modal construction 97
- Alternations in argument realization and problematic cases of subjecthood in Lithuanian 137
- Subjecthood in specificational copular constructions in Lithuanian 181
- Differential object marking in Latgalian 207
- The independent partitive genitive in Lithuanian 257
- On the non-canonical marking of the highest-ranking argument in Lithuanian and Icelandic 301
- Language index 363
- Name index 365
- Subject index 367
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Argument marking and grammatical relations in Baltic 1
- Case and word order in Lithuanian infinitival clauses revisited 43
- Non-canonical grammatical relations in a modal construction 97
- Alternations in argument realization and problematic cases of subjecthood in Lithuanian 137
- Subjecthood in specificational copular constructions in Lithuanian 181
- Differential object marking in Latgalian 207
- The independent partitive genitive in Lithuanian 257
- On the non-canonical marking of the highest-ranking argument in Lithuanian and Icelandic 301
- Language index 363
- Name index 365
- Subject index 367
