A cross-linguistic approach to sentential subjects in Kannada
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Anuradha Sudharsan
Abstract
In Kannada, only nominalized clauses can occupy the canonical subject position whereas non-nominalized clauses can occupy only the object position. Nominalized clauses have an overt D head, whereas non-nominalized clauses lack it. Two factors explain this subject/object asymmetry. Firstly, finite T is always +Case, whereas only transitive v has Case. Secondly, the fact that only nominalized clauses can occupy Case positions shows that only an overt nominal head can receive Case. A (Non-)Overt Head Constraint is proposed to exclude non-nominalized clauses from Case positions. Cross-linguistic facts corroborate this claim and also explain why that-clauses in English tend to extrapose.
Abstract
In Kannada, only nominalized clauses can occupy the canonical subject position whereas non-nominalized clauses can occupy only the object position. Nominalized clauses have an overt D head, whereas non-nominalized clauses lack it. Two factors explain this subject/object asymmetry. Firstly, finite T is always +Case, whereas only transitive v has Case. Secondly, the fact that only nominalized clauses can occupy Case positions shows that only an overt nominal head can receive Case. A (Non-)Overt Head Constraint is proposed to exclude non-nominalized clauses from Case positions. Cross-linguistic facts corroborate this claim and also explain why that-clauses in English tend to extrapose.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Preface vii
- Contents xi
- Acknowledgements xiii
- On the syntax of comparative clauses in Vedic Sanskrit … like someone eating the foam off the water 1
- Some questions about yád in Vedic 23
- A statistical model of syntactic and nonsyntactic factors affecting relative clause placement in Hindi 43
- Optionality and variation in agreement in some participles in Hindi-Urdu 77
- A cross-linguistic approach to sentential subjects in Kannada 119
- Relation between animacy and case marking in Eastern Indo-Aryan languages 173
- Participles with a semantic void in Koints 191
- Competition between vectored verbs and factored verbs in Hindi-Urdu, Marathi and Gujarati 207
- How similarly do Hindi rakhnā and Japanese oku PUT behave as a V2? A corpus-based comparative analysis 243
- The use of vector verbs in early modern Tamil 261
- Reflexive and reciprocal marking in Mising 291
- Reciprocals in Kokborok — A Case of Syntactic Convergence 311
- A cognitive semantic analysis of locative and spatial constructions in Bangla 339
- Revisiting Pāṇini’s generative power 361
- Hindi root allomorphy: Insights from phonological and morphosyntactic theory 381
- Lexeme and speech syllables in English and Hindi. A case for syllable structure 415
- List of contributors 463
- List of contributors 469
- Index of languages 477
- Index of subjects 479
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Preface vii
- Contents xi
- Acknowledgements xiii
- On the syntax of comparative clauses in Vedic Sanskrit … like someone eating the foam off the water 1
- Some questions about yád in Vedic 23
- A statistical model of syntactic and nonsyntactic factors affecting relative clause placement in Hindi 43
- Optionality and variation in agreement in some participles in Hindi-Urdu 77
- A cross-linguistic approach to sentential subjects in Kannada 119
- Relation between animacy and case marking in Eastern Indo-Aryan languages 173
- Participles with a semantic void in Koints 191
- Competition between vectored verbs and factored verbs in Hindi-Urdu, Marathi and Gujarati 207
- How similarly do Hindi rakhnā and Japanese oku PUT behave as a V2? A corpus-based comparative analysis 243
- The use of vector verbs in early modern Tamil 261
- Reflexive and reciprocal marking in Mising 291
- Reciprocals in Kokborok — A Case of Syntactic Convergence 311
- A cognitive semantic analysis of locative and spatial constructions in Bangla 339
- Revisiting Pāṇini’s generative power 361
- Hindi root allomorphy: Insights from phonological and morphosyntactic theory 381
- Lexeme and speech syllables in English and Hindi. A case for syllable structure 415
- List of contributors 463
- List of contributors 469
- Index of languages 477
- Index of subjects 479
