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<p>This paper addresses the issue of a non-assigned case in Czech. This so-called default case can be found in many languages and its behavior seems to be largely determined by the type of the given language. English, being a poor case language, does not have many options for the default; it is basically the nominative or accusative that are somehow available. Czech, on the other hand, being a rich case language, offers a greater variety. The paper considers special environments where case is not assigned, such as those suggested by Schütze (2001) for English. From these, only the left-dislocation seems to be the right environment for the default case in Czech. Moreover, we consider post copular DPs, which show a competition of the nominative and the instrumental. The former proves to be the default option for Czech.</p>
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This paper addresses the issue of a non-assigned case in Czech. This so-called default case can be found in many languages and its behavior seems to be largely determined by the type of the given language. English, being a poor case language, does not have many options for the default; it is basically the nominative or accusative that are somehow available. Czech, on the other hand, being a rich case language, offers a greater variety. The paper considers special environments where case is not assigned, such as those suggested by Schütze (2001) for English. From these, only the left-dislocation seems to be the right environment for the default case in Czech. Moreover, we consider post copular DPs, which show a competition of the nominative and the instrumental. The former proves to be the default option for Czech.

The Default Case in Czech

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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This paper addresses the issue of a non-assigned case in Czech. This so-called default case can be found in many languages and its behavior seems to be largely...

The Default Case in Czech

Data publikacji: 27 mar 2023

Zakres stron: 141 - 160

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2023-0002

Słowa kluczowe
structural case, default case, nominalization, nominative, instrumental

© 2022 Michaela Čakányová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Default Case in Czech

Data publikacji: 27 mar 2023

Zakres stron: 141 - 160

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2023-0002

Słowa kluczowestructural case, default case, nominalization, nominative, instrumental

© 2022 Michaela Čakányová, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
structural case, default case, nominalization, nominative, instrumental