{"product_id":"differential-subject-marking-helen-de-hoop-9781402064982","title":"Differential Subject Marking","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough (almost) all sentences have subjects, not all sentences encode their subjects in the same way. Some languages overtly mark some subjects, but not others, depending on certain features of the subject argument or the sentence in which the subject figures. This phenomenon is known as Differential Subject Marking (DSM). Languages differ in which conditions govern DSM. Some languages differentiate their subjects on the basis of semantic features of the argument such as thematic role, volitionality, animacy, whereas others differentiate on the basis of clausal features such as tense\/aspect and the main\/dependent clause distinction. DSM comes in different formal guises: case marking, agreement, inverse systems, and voice alternations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelatively much is known about cross-linguistic variation in the marking of subjects, yet little attempt has been made to formalize the facts. This volume aims to unify formal approaches to language and presents both specific case studies of DSM and theoretical approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen De Hoop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1402064985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781402064982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Helen De Hoop","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48485081645311,"sku":"9781402064982","price":219.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf085709-1604-4cdb-946d-983b8997371a.jpg?v=1778047782","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/differential-subject-marking-helen-de-hoop-9781402064982","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}