Ricardo Etxepare

Beatriz Fernandez

Variation in Datives collects new research on the nature of syntactic micro-variation in datives. The papers in this volume examine different aspects of internal variation in dative marking, such as agreement and case alternations, distribution of adpositional structures and dative case-marking, the different structural positions of dative arguments and their semantic contribution, and patterns of syncretism in the clitic and/or agreement system. Interest in these topics has grown significantly in the past 20 years. Variation in Datives makes a significant contribution to our understanding of language variation, as it adds the micro-comparative perspective to the general discussion and includes 10 new articles on a wide range of European languages, including Greek, Basque, Icelandic, and Serbo-Croatian. Variation in Datives will appeal to scholars and advanced students of syntax, linguistic variation, and especially syntactic micro-variation.

A Microcomparative Perspective

Variation in Datives

Jonathan Rice

Christina Erteszek

Ellen Birkett Morris

William Heath

Tim Harkins

Barbara Jordan

Milton Bates

Derek Berry

Elizabeth Buttimer

Rowe Carenen

Chapman Hood Frazier

Mary Beth Gibson

Allen Guest

Carol Kanter

Katharyn Howd Machan

Wilma Reitz

Carol-Ann Rudy

Pamela Summers

Jody Winer

Brad Windhauser

Running with Water

"This book aims to introduce English speakers to the Basque language. The book also intends to show that two very different languages like Basque and English are more similar than might appear at first glance. In fact, all human languages are similar to one another in their most essential features, as they are particular exponents of one single linguistic faculty. While differences exist in particular aspects, English and Basque, when further explored, present more similarities than expected"--

Basque for English Speakers

Beatriz Fernandez

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