The third volume in the VARGReB series explores different aspects of varying argument realization in Baltic. It presents original studies on differential marking of both core and non-core verbal arguments, on argument structures of nouns and the encoding of nominal arguments, as well as on… read more
The second volume in the VARGReB series deals with voice in the wider sense, encompassing both alternations that preserve semantic valency, with passives as the most typical instance, and valency-changing devices such as the causative. Regarding the former, special attention is given to… read more
This is the first of three volumes dealing with clausal architecture, grammatical relations, case-marking and the syntax–semantics interface in Baltic. It focuses on the grammatical relations of subject and object and the viability of these notions in languages like Lithuanian and Latvian, which… read more
The Latvian pragmatic marker lūk is derived from the imperative ‘look!’ but is used mainly in the textual domain in speech and writing. This study investigates its use in parliamentary discourse, based on a corpus of shorthand transcripts, as well as audio and video recordings. The main functions… read more
This paper presents a study of the Latvian action noun derived by the suffix -šan-. The formation is completely regular, general and productive, and unlike other nouns may include affixes that express verbal categories (negation, aktionsart, voice). The focus of the study is on the realization of… read more
This paper investigates Latvian verbs with causative morphology and their relations to non-causative verbs. Causative morphology comprises vowel alternation and suffixation. The different techniques are largely synonymous, but differ in frequency and productivity. A major concern of this paper is… read more
This article discusses variation in object marking in Latgalian, based on sources where this phenomenon is most pronounced. Differential object marking in Latgalian consists in the choice of the genitive instead of the accusative for objects of transitive verbs. Genitive marking regularly appears… read more
