Evolution of the theory of case grammar : concepts and applications.

dc.contributor.author Quain, Timothy en_US
dc.contributor.department English en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2014-06-20T17:38:28Z
dc.date.available 2014-06-20T17:38:28Z
dc.date.issued 1986 en_US
dc.description.abstract Charles Fillmore has proposed the theory of case grammar as a substantive modification to the Revised Standard Theory of transformational-generative grammar. There is, however, much debate in the literature concerning both the viability and the form of the theory. This work traces the evolution of the theory of case grammar over a sixteen-year period from the 1968 publication of "The Case for Case" to the literature published through 1984 and proposes some theoretical applications of the theory to the teaching of composition. en_US
dc.description.abstract Chapter one presents relevant aspects of the development of grammatical theory preceding case grammar, specifically, traditional Latinate and transformational-generative grammars. Chapter two serves as an introduction to the theory of case grammar by discussing the works of early proponents of the theory, especially Fillmore's "Case for Case.". en_US
dc.description.abstract Chapter three discusses the works of later proponents of case grammar, emphasizing those which focus on the semantic specification of deep case features. The author's own postulations concerning the nature of deep case relations are also presented. en_US
dc.description.abstract Chapter four delineates aspects of the theory which need further exploration, including the relationship of the theory of case grammar to the Revised Standard Theory of transformational-generative grammar. Chapter five discusses the relationship of Ray S. Jackendoff's Extended Lexical Hypothesis and his Uniform Three-Level Hypothesis to the theory of case grammar. en_US
dc.description.abstract Chapter six demonstrates applications of the theory of case grammar to the teaching of composition. Case grammar is shown to be useful in developing and reinforcing critical thinking skills and in demonstrating the nature of support in formal written discourse. In addition, case grammar is shown to have the potential for contributing significantly to the development of a generative theory of rhetoric. en_US
dc.description.degree D.A. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/4048
dc.publisher Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.subject.lcsh English language Grammar, Historical en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Language, Linguistics en_US
dc.thesis.degreegrantor Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.thesis.degreelevel Doctoral en_US
dc.title Evolution of the theory of case grammar : concepts and applications. en_US
dc.type Dissertation en_US
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