Intranzityvinio subjekto žymėjimas vardininku ir / arba kilmininku
The marking of intransitive subjects with the nominative and genitive in Lithuanian

Summary/Abstract: In this paper the factors determining the use of the nominative and the genitive as markers of the intransitive subject in Lithuanian are examined. The following preliminary conclusions are formulated: subjects which are prototypical with regard to categorial properties are marked with the nominative, though this rule may be overridden by other factors connected with number, referentiality etc. Less prototypical subjects may be marked with the nominative or genitive; animacy is not the most prominent factor determining the choice. Definiteness and word order are important factors. Definite subjects in sentences with unmarked word order show a strong preference for the nominative. In less typical configurations such as VSdef or SindefV, the nominative and the genitive are often used as markers of definiteness and indefiniteness respectively.

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