Case and Aspect in Slavic
“Case and Aspect in Slavic” by Kylie Richardson, published by OUP Oxford on June 28, 2007, is a comprehensive exploration of structural case in syntax, particularly within the Slavic languages. This first edition, comprising 271 pages, delves into the intricate case marking patterns found in languages such as Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, linking these patterns to various aspectual phenomena. The book aims to clarify the complexities of case in Slavic languages and its implications for semantic theory.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the connections between case marking on objects and the event structure of verb phrases, as well as the broader patterns that emerge across languages. Richardson also investigates the relationships between case and grammatical aspect in different constructions within East Slavic languages. This work is intended for scholars and advanced students interested in aspect and linguistics, providing insights into the syntax and semantics of Slavic languages while contributing to the larger field of language studies.
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The role of structural case in syntax is arguably one of the most controversial topics in syntactic theory with important implications for semantic theory. This book focuses on some of the most puzzling case marking patterns in the Slavic languages and ties these patterns to different types of aspectual phenomena, showing that there is after all a pattern in the seeming chaos of case in the Slavic languages. Kylie Richardson addresses links between the case marking on objects and the event structure of a verb phrase in Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian and also shows that the links between case and aspect in the Slavic languages belong to a much larger pattern found in language in general. She also focuses on links between case and grammatical aspect in depictive, predicative participle, and copular constructions in the East Slavic languages. The book will appeal to scholars and advanced students of aspect, and to all Slavicists.
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