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The syntax of Russian / John Frederick Bailyn.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge syntax guidesPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 373 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781139116350
  • 1139116355
  • 9780511984686
  • 0511984685
  • 9781139127011
  • 1139127012
  • 1139114182
  • 9781139114189
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Syntax of Russian.DDC classification:
  • 491.75
LOC classification:
  • PG2361 .B35 2012eb
Online resources:
Partial contents:
PART I: Basic configurations. 1: Verbal phrases ; 2: Nominal phrases ; 3: Types of clauses -- PART II: Case. 4: Core cases of Russian case ; 5: More cases of Russian case: predicate instrumental, quantificational genitive and others ... -- PART III: Word order. 6: A descriptive overview of Russian word order ; 7: Theoretical issues in Russian word order.
Cover; The Syntax of Russian; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Note on transliteration; List of abbreviations and symbols; PART I: Basic configurations; 1: Verbal phrases; 1.1 Verbs and their arguments; 1.2 Building syntactic structure; 1.2.1 Can selection be semantically determined?; 1.3 Selection and subordination; 1.4 Thematic relations; 1.5 Verbal configurations and VP/vP constituency; 1.5.1 VP coordination; 1.5.2 VP-fronting; 1.5.3 VP/vP ellipsis; 1.5.4 Reflexivization; 1.5.5 VP/vP modifiers; 1.5.6 Disruption of VP; 1.6 Interim summary.
1.7 Infinitivals and other non-finite clauses1.8 An overview of Russian verbal aspect; 1.9 Extended verbal functional structure; 2: Nominal phrases; 2.1 The basic structure of NPs; 2.1.1 NP constituency; 2.1.2 Complements of N; 2.1.3 Adjuncts to NP; 2.2 The DP Hypothesis; 2.2.1 Demonstratives (and possessives); 2.2.2 Quantifiers; 2.2.3 Numerals; 2.2.4 Other functional structure above NP; 2.3 Nominal arguments; 2.3.1 Adnominal Genitives; 2.3.2 Double Adnominal Genitives; 2.3.3 Adnominal obliques; 2.3.4 Prenominal arguments; 2.4 Extraction from NP/DP; 2.5 Predicate nominals.
2.6 Adjectival phrases2.6.1 Long- and short-form morphology; 2.6.2 Complex APs; 2.7 Summary; 3: Types of clauses; 3.1 Main clauses; 3.1.1 Declarative indicatives; 3.1.2 The position of the tensed verb; 3.1.3 Notes on the tenses; 3.1.3.1 The present tense; 3.1.3.2 The past tense; 3.1.3.3 The future tense; 3.1.4 Position of the subject; 3.1.4 Interrogatives; 3.1.5 Imperatives; 3.2 Subordinate clauses; 3.2.1 Embedded indicatives; 3.2.2 Embedded subjunctives; 3.2.3 Embedded adverbials; 3.3 Wh-structures; 3.3.1 Single Wh-questions; 3.3.2 Is Russian Wh-movement Wh-movement?
3.3.3 Multiple Wh-movement3.3.4 Wh-relatives; 3.4 Small clauses, infinitives, and gerunds; 3.4.1 Argument small clauses; 3.4.2 Adjunct small clauses and infinitives; 3.4.3 Infinitives; 3.4.4 Gerunds; 3.5 Impersonals; 3.5.1 Subjectless impersonals; 3.5.2 Dative impersonals; 3.5.3 Other impersonals; 3.6 Summary; PART II: Case; 4: Core cases of Russian case; 4.1 Nominative case; 4.1.1 Nominative Agents and Experiencers; 4.1.2 Nominative Themes and predicates; 4.1.3 The source of Nominative case; 4.2 Accusative objects; 4.2.1 Types of Accusative case.
4.2.2 The Source of Accusative case (on verbal objects)4.2.3 Non-transitive Accusatives; 4.3 VP-internal asymmetries; 4.3.1 Binding within VP; 4.3.2 Control of adjunct small clauses; 4.3.3 Weak Crossover; 4.4 Dative inside VP and VP-internal case issues; 4.4.1 The source of VP-internal Dative; 4.4.2 Case conflict effects; 4.4.3 Passives and Unaccusatives; 4.4.4 Co-occurrence and word order inside VP; 4.5 Summary of VP-internal asymmetries; 4.6 Dative Experiencers; 4.6.1 The data; 4.6.2 The raising analysis of Dative-Experiencer constructions; 4.6.3 Dative subjects of infinitives.
Summary: An essential guide to Russian syntax, which examines major syntactic structures and grammatical puzzles of the language.
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PART I: Basic configurations. 1: Verbal phrases ; 2: Nominal phrases ; 3: Types of clauses -- PART II: Case. 4: Core cases of Russian case ; 5: More cases of Russian case: predicate instrumental, quantificational genitive and others ... -- PART III: Word order. 6: A descriptive overview of Russian word order ; 7: Theoretical issues in Russian word order.

Cover; The Syntax of Russian; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Note on transliteration; List of abbreviations and symbols; PART I: Basic configurations; 1: Verbal phrases; 1.1 Verbs and their arguments; 1.2 Building syntactic structure; 1.2.1 Can selection be semantically determined?; 1.3 Selection and subordination; 1.4 Thematic relations; 1.5 Verbal configurations and VP/vP constituency; 1.5.1 VP coordination; 1.5.2 VP-fronting; 1.5.3 VP/vP ellipsis; 1.5.4 Reflexivization; 1.5.5 VP/vP modifiers; 1.5.6 Disruption of VP; 1.6 Interim summary.

1.7 Infinitivals and other non-finite clauses1.8 An overview of Russian verbal aspect; 1.9 Extended verbal functional structure; 2: Nominal phrases; 2.1 The basic structure of NPs; 2.1.1 NP constituency; 2.1.2 Complements of N; 2.1.3 Adjuncts to NP; 2.2 The DP Hypothesis; 2.2.1 Demonstratives (and possessives); 2.2.2 Quantifiers; 2.2.3 Numerals; 2.2.4 Other functional structure above NP; 2.3 Nominal arguments; 2.3.1 Adnominal Genitives; 2.3.2 Double Adnominal Genitives; 2.3.3 Adnominal obliques; 2.3.4 Prenominal arguments; 2.4 Extraction from NP/DP; 2.5 Predicate nominals.

2.6 Adjectival phrases2.6.1 Long- and short-form morphology; 2.6.2 Complex APs; 2.7 Summary; 3: Types of clauses; 3.1 Main clauses; 3.1.1 Declarative indicatives; 3.1.2 The position of the tensed verb; 3.1.3 Notes on the tenses; 3.1.3.1 The present tense; 3.1.3.2 The past tense; 3.1.3.3 The future tense; 3.1.4 Position of the subject; 3.1.4 Interrogatives; 3.1.5 Imperatives; 3.2 Subordinate clauses; 3.2.1 Embedded indicatives; 3.2.2 Embedded subjunctives; 3.2.3 Embedded adverbials; 3.3 Wh-structures; 3.3.1 Single Wh-questions; 3.3.2 Is Russian Wh-movement Wh-movement?

3.3.3 Multiple Wh-movement3.3.4 Wh-relatives; 3.4 Small clauses, infinitives, and gerunds; 3.4.1 Argument small clauses; 3.4.2 Adjunct small clauses and infinitives; 3.4.3 Infinitives; 3.4.4 Gerunds; 3.5 Impersonals; 3.5.1 Subjectless impersonals; 3.5.2 Dative impersonals; 3.5.3 Other impersonals; 3.6 Summary; PART II: Case; 4: Core cases of Russian case; 4.1 Nominative case; 4.1.1 Nominative Agents and Experiencers; 4.1.2 Nominative Themes and predicates; 4.1.3 The source of Nominative case; 4.2 Accusative objects; 4.2.1 Types of Accusative case.

4.2.2 The Source of Accusative case (on verbal objects)4.2.3 Non-transitive Accusatives; 4.3 VP-internal asymmetries; 4.3.1 Binding within VP; 4.3.2 Control of adjunct small clauses; 4.3.3 Weak Crossover; 4.4 Dative inside VP and VP-internal case issues; 4.4.1 The source of VP-internal Dative; 4.4.2 Case conflict effects; 4.4.3 Passives and Unaccusatives; 4.4.4 Co-occurrence and word order inside VP; 4.5 Summary of VP-internal asymmetries; 4.6 Dative Experiencers; 4.6.1 The data; 4.6.2 The raising analysis of Dative-Experiencer constructions; 4.6.3 Dative subjects of infinitives.

4.7 Summary of core case structures.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An essential guide to Russian syntax, which examines major syntactic structures and grammatical puzzles of the language.

Text in English; contains text in Russian with English translations.

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