Revisiting agent pseudo-incorporation in Turkish

A dependent case theoretic perspective

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ID20344189
AuthorsFurkan Dikmen (0000-0003-1192-3612, wDepartment of Linguistics , Boğaziçi University , Bebek/Istanbul , Türkiye, corresponding author), Ömer Demirok (0000-0002-2536-5247, wDepartment of Linguistics , Boğaziçi University , Bebek/Istanbul , Türkiye), Ümit Atlamaz (0000-0003-1657-9654, wDepartment of Linguistics , Boğaziçi University , Bebek/Istanbul , Türkiye)
Year2023
Volume40
Issue4
Pages561-582
Publication date2023-11-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Linguistic Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0167-6318 • E-ISSN: 1613-3676
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/tlr-2023-2011
OpenAlexW4388971500
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited20

Dependent Case Theory takes accusative to be a dependent case, assigned to an NP only if it is c-commanded by another NP. Agent pseudo-incorporation structures in Turkish, where an accusative object is required to c-command the pseudo-incorporated agent, presents a challenge to the logic of dependent case calculus. We propose a reconciliation that calls for refining the conditions for dependent case assignment. Furthermore, we argue that agent pseudo-incorporation is made possible by a head that bundles the verbalization and agent introduction functions which are assumed by distinct heads in non-incorporation structures

Linguistics · Natural language processing · Turkish · Computer Science · Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge · Natural Language Processing Techniques · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation · Artificial Intelligence

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