Noun Valency ( Studies in Language Companion Series )

Publication series : Studies in Language Companion Series

Author: Olga Spevak  

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9789027269980

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789027259233

Subject: H04 grammar

Language: ENG

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Despite a recent spate of publications, the valency of nouns is a topic that still remains in the shadow of the valency of verbs. This volume aims to contribute to the discussion of noun valency not only from a theoretical point of view, as is often the case, but also from an empirical one by presenting a series of studies focusing on particular questions and based on data-driven research. It explores properties of valency nouns in a variety of languages, including Bulgarian, Czech, German, Latin, Romanian, and Spanish. The specificity of this book consists in the diversity of the methodological approaches used. It includes empirical studies and it explores different theoretical frameworks: Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG), the Minimalist Program within Generative Grammar, Functional Generative Description (FGD), and Construction Grammar. Special attention is paid to deverbal nouns, but nouns expressing quantity and “compound-like” constructions involving relationship and interactivity are also dealt with.

Chapter

4. Labeling of inner participants

4. Labeling of inner participants

5. Conclusions on verbal valency as a source for the examination of valency of nouns

5. Conclusions on verbal valency as a source for the examination of valency of nouns

6. Valency of nouns

6. Valency of nouns

6.1 Valency of deverbal nouns

6.1 Valency of deverbal nouns

6.1.1 Deverbal nouns derived by syntactic derivation

6.1.1 Deverbal nouns derived by syntactic derivation

6.1.2 Deverbal nouns derived by lexical derivation

6.1.2 Deverbal nouns derived by lexical derivation

6.2 Primary nouns

6.2 Primary nouns

6.3 Linguistic meaning or cognitive content?

6.3 Linguistic meaning or cognitive content?

6.4 Conclusions on noun valency

6.4 Conclusions on noun valency

7. Future perspectives for studies of noun valency

7. Future perspectives for studies of noun valency

Appendix 1. Inner participants of verbs in PDT 2.0

Appendix 1. Inner participants of verbs in PDT 2.0

Appendix 2. Inner participants of nouns (with functions corresponding the IP of verbs) in PDT 2.0

Appendix 2. Inner participants of nouns (with functions corresponding the IP of verbs) in PDT 2.0

Special valency behavior of Czech deverbal nouns

Special valency behavior of Czech deverbal nouns

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

1.1 Aims and objectives

1.1 Aims and objectives

1.2 Methods

1.2 Methods

1.3 General framework of Functional Generative Description

1.3 General framework of Functional Generative Description

1.4 Treatment of deverbal nouns in Czech valency lexicons

1.4 Treatment of deverbal nouns in Czech valency lexicons

1.5 Outline

1.5 Outline

2. General principles determining the surface forms of participants

2. General principles determining the surface forms of participants

3. Typical valency behavior and typical shifts in the surface forms of participants

3. Typical valency behavior and typical shifts in the surface forms of participants

4. Special valency behavior

4. Special valency behavior

4.1 Special shifts in surface forms of participants

4.1 Special shifts in surface forms of participants

4.2 Coexistence of typical and special forms of one participant

4.2 Coexistence of typical and special forms of one participant

4.3 Reduction of the number of slots in the nominal valency frame

4.3 Reduction of the number of slots in the nominal valency frame

4.4 Specifically nominal valency complementation

4.4 Specifically nominal valency complementation

5. Different meanings of a deverbal noun

5. Different meanings of a deverbal noun

5.1 Derivational suffixes

5.1 Derivational suffixes

5.2 Differences between nouns derived by productive and non-productive means

5.2 Differences between nouns derived by productive and non-productive means

6. Special shifts and their impact on the meaning of nouns

6. Special shifts and their impact on the meaning of nouns

6.1 Nouns undergoing plain semantic shifts

6.1 Nouns undergoing plain semantic shifts

6.2 Special shifts and valency frames

6.2 Special shifts and valency frames

7. Overview of nouns on the boundary between syntactic and lexical derivation

7. Overview of nouns on the boundary between syntactic and lexical derivation

7.1 Typical shift ACC → GEN vs. special shifts ACC → DAT or ACC → PP

7.1 Typical shift ACC → GEN vs. special shifts ACC → DAT or ACC → PP

7.2 Typical shift ACC → GEN vs. special shift ACC → PP

7.2 Typical shift ACC → GEN vs. special shift ACC → PP

7.3 Typical correspondence GEN → GEN vs. special shift GEN → PP

7.3 Typical correspondence GEN → GEN vs. special shift GEN → PP

7.4 Typical correspondence GEN → GEN vs. special shifts GEN → DAT or GEN → PP

7.4 Typical correspondence GEN → GEN vs. special shifts GEN → DAT or GEN → PP

7.5 Special shift PPC → PPC(PP)

7.5 Special shift PPC → PPC(PP)

7.6 Discussion of results

7.6 Discussion of results

8. Summary of factors influencing manifestation of special valency behavior

8. Summary of factors influencing manifestation of special valency behavior

9. Conclusion

9. Conclusion

Nominalizations of Spanish perception verbs at the syntax–semantics interface

Nominalizations of Spanish perception verbs at the syntax–semantics interface

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Syntax and semantics of perception verbs

2. Syntax and semantics of perception verbs

3. Perception nominalizations: A semantically heterogeneous class

3. Perception nominalizations: A semantically heterogeneous class

3.1 Corpus study: The data

3.1 Corpus study: The data

3.2 The semantics of suffixation

3.2 The semantics of suffixation

3.3 Polysemy of perception nominalizations

3.3 Polysemy of perception nominalizations

3.4 First conclusions

3.4 First conclusions

4. Realization of the argument structure of perception nominalizations

4. Realization of the argument structure of perception nominalizations

4.1 Introduction

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Results

4.2 Results

5. Conclusions

5. Conclusions

References

References

Case assignment, aspect, and (non-)expression of patients

Case assignment, aspect, and (non-)expression of patients

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Nominal valency frames and their surface realization

2. Nominal valency frames and their surface realization

2.1 (Mono)transitive nominalizations

2.1 (Mono)transitive nominalizations

2.2 Ditransitive nominalizations

2.2 Ditransitive nominalizations

2.3 Syntactic realization of participants

2.3 Syntactic realization of participants

2.3.1 Patients

2.3.1 Patients

2.3.2 Agents

2.3.2 Agents

2.3.3 Other arguments

2.3.3 Other arguments

2.3.4 Details of implementation

2.3.4 Details of implementation

3. Aspectual characteristics of verbal nouns

3. Aspectual characteristics of verbal nouns

3.1 Aspectual affixes

3.1 Aspectual affixes

3.2 Aspectual adverbials

3.2 Aspectual adverbials

4. Aspect-related patient obligatoriness

4. Aspect-related patient obligatoriness

4.1 Introducing the contrast between perfectives and imperfectives

4.1 Introducing the contrast between perfectives and imperfectives

4.2 Existentially interpreted null patients

4.2 Existentially interpreted null patients

4.3 Incompatibility of null-patients with perfective verbs and nouns

4.3 Incompatibility of null-patients with perfective verbs and nouns

5. Other types of null patients

5. Other types of null patients

5.1 Contextually dependent null patients

5.1 Contextually dependent null patients

5.2 [+HUM] null patients

5.2 [+HUM] null patients

6. Conclusion

6. Conclusion

References

References

A data-driven analysis of the structure type ‘man–nature relationship’ in Romanian

A data-driven analysis of the structure type ‘man–nature relationship’ in Romanian

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Relational Coordination Construction (RCC)

2. Relational Coordination Construction (RCC)

3. N2 and N3 as complements of N1

3. N2 and N3 as complements of N1

3.1 The mandatory realization of the arguments

3.1 The mandatory realization of the arguments

3.2 The complements of derived relational nouns

3.2 The complements of derived relational nouns

3.3 Multiple argument realizations

3.3 Multiple argument realizations

3.4 Argument sharing

3.4 Argument sharing

4. Further corpus data

4. Further corpus data

4.1 Argument realization structures

4.1 Argument realization structures

4.2 On RCC independence

4.2 On RCC independence

5. A Construction Grammar Representation

5. A Construction Grammar Representation

5.1 Advantages of the constructionist approach

5.1 Advantages of the constructionist approach

5.2 Formal representation of tri-nominal structure

5.2 Formal representation of tri-nominal structure

6. Conclusion

6. Conclusion

References

References

Appendix

Appendix

Classifier noun phrases of the type N1N2 in Bulgarian

Classifier noun phrases of the type N1N2 in Bulgarian

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Typology and language-specific properties

2. Typology and language-specific properties

2.1 Selectional restrictions

2.1 Selectional restrictions

2.2 Paraphrase with a prepositional phrase

2.2 Paraphrase with a prepositional phrase

2.3 Comparison with other Slavic languages

2.3 Comparison with other Slavic languages

2.4 Subject-predicate agreement vs. NP-internal agreement

2.4 Subject-predicate agreement vs. NP-internal agreement

2.5 Pronominal coreference substitution

2.5 Pronominal coreference substitution

2.6 Obligatoriness of the nouns within a NP

2.6 Obligatoriness of the nouns within a NP

2.7 Other local properties

2.7 Other local properties

3. The proposed analysis

3. The proposed analysis

4. Conclusions

4. Conclusions

References

References

Noun phrasal complements vs. adjuncts

Noun phrasal complements vs. adjuncts

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

2. Noun and verb valency

2. Noun and verb valency

3. Restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses

3. Restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses

3.1 Semantics

3.1 Semantics

3.2 The antecedent

3.2 The antecedent

3.3 Complementation and adjunction

3.3 Complementation and adjunction

3.4 Central and peripheral clause

3.4 Central and peripheral clause

3.4.1 Differences in external syntax

3.4.1 Differences in external syntax

3.4.2 Differences in internal syntax

3.4.2 Differences in internal syntax

3.4.3 Implementation of Haegeman’s analysis

3.4.3 Implementation of Haegeman’s analysis

4. Conclusion

4. Conclusion

Noun valency in Latin

Noun valency in Latin

1. Aims and objectives

1. Aims and objectives

2. The typology of valency nouns

2. The typology of valency nouns

2.1 First-order nouns

2.1 First-order nouns

2.2 Second-order nouns

2.2 Second-order nouns

2.2.1 Verbal nouns in Early Latin

2.2.1 Verbal nouns in Early Latin

2.2.2 Dominant participle

2.2.2 Dominant participle

2.2.3 Verbal nouns expressing actions and states

2.2.3 Verbal nouns expressing actions and states

2.2.4 Nouns expressing the result of an action or a process

2.2.4 Nouns expressing the result of an action or a process

2.2.5 Verbal nouns of movement

2.2.5 Verbal nouns of movement

2.2.6 Abstract nouns expressing qualities

2.2.6 Abstract nouns expressing qualities

2.3 Third-order nouns

2.3 Third-order nouns

2.4 Nominal quantifiers and measure expressions (“containers”)

2.4 Nominal quantifiers and measure expressions (“containers”)

3. Argument marking at the noun phrase level

3. Argument marking at the noun phrase level

3.1 The adnominal genitive

3.1 The adnominal genitive

3.2 Case marking vs. prepositional phrases

3.2 Case marking vs. prepositional phrases

3.3 The syntactic form of noun arguments

3.3 The syntactic form of noun arguments

3.4 Verbal nouns derived from trivalent verbs

3.4 Verbal nouns derived from trivalent verbs

4. Semantic shifts between verbs and nouns

4. Semantic shifts between verbs and nouns

5. Conclusions

5. Conclusions

Epilogue: “Noun valency” in ancient grammatical theory

Epilogue: “Noun valency” in ancient grammatical theory

Index

Index

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