Case Assignment Reconstructed Model of Noun Phrases Predicate Arguments in Albanian Language

Abstract

This article aims at dealing with Albanian case category and most importantly with the assignment of Nominative, Dative and Accusative case. Syntactically, each noun phrase used in one of the abovementioned case forms within a certain sentence bears also the corresponding subject, direct object and indirect object function. As so within the generative point of view these noun phrases, being assigned these cases and at the same time bearing the above syntactic functions, are targeted as verbs argument (internal or external). It is obvious that case assignment will be treated basically from the generative point of view, explaining that the Generative Linguistics represents a relatively current linguistic theory which from’50s up to now it has been subject to a continuous and long study and restudy process undergoing objections and challenges aiming at its amelioration and its internal and external layer unification. We are quite aware, that this new linguistic theory it has been successfully applied in the linguistic layer of western countries whereas in the Albanian linguistic domain it is in its first steps toward adaptation and introduction. As a result the article I intend to present will focus on the assignment of Nom, Acc and Dat. case and the case assignment model (inherent or structural) they belong to. Let us highlight here that the early generative analysis concerning case assignment, proposed two such models inherent (dative case) and structural (nominative and accusative). But within the contemporary studies we have come across that such a division does not exist anymore (concerning these three cases) because all the above cases assigned to noun phrases verb arguments belong to structural case assignment model.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n2p314