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Optimality-Theoretic Lexical Mapping Theory: A Case Study of Locative Inversion

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  • One-Soon Her

    (National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

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Locative inversion verbs seem to share the same argument structure and grammatical function assignment (i.e., ) cross-linguistically. This article discusses the nature of argument-function linking in LFG and demonstrates how the Lexical Mapping Theory (LMT) rendered in Optimality-Theoretic (OT) terms, where argument-function linking is governed by universal violable constraints that consistently favor the unmarked function, accounts for locative inversion straightforwardly. Within this OT-LMT, locative inversion is due to a universal morphosyntactic constraint, and language variation in locative inversion is due to the difference in its relative ranking. This account also offers a potential explanation for the markedness of the locative inversion construction.

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  • One-Soon Her, 2006. "Optimality-Theoretic Lexical Mapping Theory: A Case Study of Locative Inversion," International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI), IGI Global, vol. 2(1), pages 67-94, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jthi00:v:2:y:2006:i:1:p:67-94
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