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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Inherent case''' is [[Case]] which is dependent on [[theta-marking]] (as opposed to [[structural case]]). Also 'oblique case'. Usually Genitive, Dative, and Partitive are considered inherent case.<br />
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=== Example ===<br />
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the assignment of genitive case by a noun is inherent, hence must coincide with theta-marking. This implies that a noun cannot be the case-assigning head in an [[ECM]] construction, and no [[Raising to Subject]] in an NP is possible. Hence the illformedness of (i) and (ii).<br />
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(i) * John's belief [ Mary's/of Mary to be a spy ]<br />
(ii) * John's appearance [ t to be a spy ]<br />
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Also, case is called inherent if its assignment is an idiosyncratic property of the assigning head. EXAMPLE: in German the verb ''helfen'' (to help) assigns Dative to its NP object, instead of (structural) Accusative.<br />
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=== Link ===<br />
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Inherent+case&lemmacode=675 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]<br />
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=== References ===<br />
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* Chomsky, N. 1986a. ''Knowledge of language: its nature, origin and use,'' Praeger, New York.<br />
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