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Semantics of Genitive Objects in Russian
Olga E. Kagan
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Hardback. Shedding new light on this perplexing object-case alternation in Russian, this book analyzes two variants of genitive objects that alternate with accusative complements: the genitive of negation and the intensional genitive. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AGR; CFG; CFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 468.
The genitive/accusative opposition in Slavic languages is a decades-old linguistic conundrum. Shedding new light on this perplexing object-case alternation in Russian, this volume analyzes two variants of genitive objects that alternate with accusative complements—the genitive of negation and the intensional genitive. The author contends that these variants are manifestations of the same phenomenon, and thus require an integrated analysis. Further, that the choice of case is sensitive to factors that fuse semantics and pragmatics, and that the genitive case is assigned to objects denoting properties at the same time as they lack commitment to existence. Kagan’s subtle analysis accounts ... Read more
The genitive/accusative opposition in Slavic languages is a decades-old linguistic conundrum. Shedding new light on this perplexing object-case alternation in Russian, this volume analyzes two variants of genitive objects that alternate with accusative complements—the genitive of negation and the intensional genitive. The author contends that these variants are manifestations of the same phenomenon, and thus require an integrated analysis. Further, that the choice of case is sensitive to factors that fuse semantics and pragmatics, and that the genitive case is assigned to objects denoting properties at the same time as they lack commitment to existence. Kagan’s subtle analysis accounts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400752245
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V9789400752245
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Reviews for Semantics of Genitive Objects in Russian
From the reviews: “Kagan … takes on the goal of unifying the Intensional Genitive and the Genitive of Negation as one phenomenon. … This book will be of primary interest to Russianists, as it provides a well-supported analysis of a much-discussed linguistic puzzle in Russian … . will be of primary interest to those interested in non-canonical genitive use ... Read more