Grammatical Relations

Patrick Farrell shows how grammatical relations are characterized in competing theories of grammar and reveals the different theories' merits and limitations. He compares mainstream generative-transformational theory with formalist and functionalist approaches, showing points of convergence and divergence. This is an ideal introduction to the field for graduate students and will be a useful reference for theoretical syntacticians of all persuasions.

Patrick Farrell is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Davis. His 1991 UCSD PhD thesis was published by Garland in 1994 as Thematic Relations and Relational Grammar. His published work includes articles in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, Journal of African Languages and Linguistics, and Linguistic Inquiry.

Abbreviations

viii

1 Introduction

1

(43)

1.1 Different kinds of grammatical relations

3

(5)

1.2 Case, voice, and grammatical relations

8

(6)

1.3 Different theoretical approaches to grammatical relations

14

(28)

1.3.1 Subject and direct object

14

(2)

1.3.2 Indirect object

16

(12)

1.3.3 Oblique and other syntactic functions

28

(10)

1.3.4 Semantic roles

38

(4)

1.4 Theories of grammar

42

(2)

2 Grammatical relations across languages

44

(68)

2.1 Grammatical relations and major typological parameters

44

(18)

2.1.1 Accusative languages

46

(3)

2.1.2 Ergative languages

49

(5)

2.1.3 Split-intransitive languages

54

(8)

2.2 Voice and grammatical-relation alternations

62

(34)

2.2.1 Passive voice

65

(6)

2.2.2 Antipassive voice

71

(3)

2.2.3 Inverse voice

74

(9)

2.2.4 Applicative constructions

83

(8)

2.2.5 The Philippine voice system

91

(5)

2.3 Function splitting and quasi-subjects/objects

96

(16)

2.3.1 Quasi-subjects and oblique subjects

98

(6)

2.3.2 Quasi-objects and oblique objects

104

(8)

3 Relational Grammar

112

(23)

3.1 Basic design of the theory

112

(4)

3.2 Basic language types

116

(2)

3.3 Some case studies

118

(12)

3.3.1 Dative quasi-subjects

118

(1)

3.3.2 Phillipine voice alternations

119

(2)

3.3.3 A/O-reversal in Jarawara

121

(1)

3.3.4 Unaccusativity and the alignment problem

122

(5)

3.3.5 Icelandic dative subjects

127

(3)

3.4 Other relational theories

130

(5)

3.4.1 Lexical-Functional Grammar

130

(4)

3.4.2 Arc Pair Grammar

134

(1)

4 Role and Reference Grammar

135

(38)

4.1 Basic design of the theory

135

(13)

4.1.1 Lexical decomposition and semantic roles

135

(4)

4.1.2 Macroroles

139

(4)

4.1.3 Clause structure and syntactic functions

143

(5)

4.2 Basic language types

148

(5)

4.2.1 Voice constructions across languages

148

(4)

4.2.2 Ergativity, accusativity, and split intransitivity

152

(1)

4.3 Some case studies

153

(12)

4.3.1 Preverbal pronominal slots in Jarawara

154

(1)

4.3.2 Passive and switch reference in Seri

154

(1)

4.3.3 Dative subjects and quasi-subjects

155

(5)

4.3.4 Applicative objects vs. quasi-objects in Indonesian

160

(1)

4.3.5 Quasi-objects in Brazilian Portuguese

161

(4)

4.4 Other functional theories

165

(8)

4.4.1 Functional Grammar

166

(2)

4.4.2 Cognitive Grammar

168

(5)

5 Transformational Grammar

173

(26)

5.1 Basic design of theory

173

(8)

5.1.1 Classical TG

173

(3)

5.1.2 The GB approach

176

(2)

5.1.3 The Minimalist approach

178

(3)

5.2 Typological variation

181

(7)

5.2.1 Ergativity

181

(4)

5.2.2 Split intransitivity

185

(3)

5.3 Some case studies

188

(9)

5.3.1 Multiple subjects and quasi-subject phenomena

188

(5)

5.3.2 Applicative constructions and the indirect object notion

193

(4)

5.4 Related theories

197

(2)

Notes

199

(18)

References

217

(14)

Index

231

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