Case Theory
E326796
Case Theory is a component of generative grammar that explains how noun phrases receive abstract case features from governing elements within a sentence’s syntactic structure.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Case Theory canonical | 1 |
| Case theory | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3094285 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Case Theory Context triple: [Government and Binding Theory, hasModule, Case Theory]
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A.
Case
Case is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as business, politics, and the arts.
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B.
CASE
CASE is the commonly used acronym for the College of Arts, Sciences & Education, an academic division encompassing a broad range of liberal arts, scientific, and educational disciplines.
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C.
Case VIII
Case VIII, formally known as the RuSHA Trial, was one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials prosecuting Nazi officials for racial policies, forced resettlement, and crimes against humanity.
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D.
Case Yellow
Case Yellow was the codename for Nazi Germany’s 1940 military campaign that rapidly conquered France and the Low Countries during World War II.
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E.
Case Foundation
The Case Foundation is a philanthropic organization focused on promoting social entrepreneurship, impact investing, and innovative approaches to social change.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Case Theory Target entity description: Case Theory is a component of generative grammar that explains how noun phrases receive abstract case features from governing elements within a sentence’s syntactic structure.
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A.
Case
Case is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals across fields such as business, politics, and the arts.
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B.
CASE
CASE is the commonly used acronym for the College of Arts, Sciences & Education, an academic division encompassing a broad range of liberal arts, scientific, and educational disciplines.
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C.
Case VIII
Case VIII, formally known as the RuSHA Trial, was one of the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials prosecuting Nazi officials for racial policies, forced resettlement, and crimes against humanity.
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D.
Case Yellow
Case Yellow was the codename for Nazi Germany’s 1940 military campaign that rapidly conquered France and the Low Countries during World War II.
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E.
Case Foundation
The Case Foundation is a philanthropic organization focused on promoting social entrepreneurship, impact investing, and innovative approaches to social change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of generative grammar
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linguistic theory ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
capture generalizations about noun phrase distribution
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explain cross-linguistic patterns of case marking ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
control constructions
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exceptional Case marking constructions ⓘ object positions ⓘ prepositional objects ⓘ raising constructions ⓘ subject positions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Government and Binding framework
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Noam Chomsky ⓘ Principles and Parameters framework ⓘ
linked to:
Principles and Parameters Theory
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| basedOn | Government and Binding Theory ⓘ |
| concerns |
assignment of case to noun phrases
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governance relations in syntax ⓘ licensing of noun phrases ⓘ |
| defines |
conditions under which noun phrases can appear
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rules for case assignment ⓘ |
| developedIn | generative grammar tradition ⓘ |
| distinguishes | structural Case from inherent Case ⓘ |
| field | syntax ⓘ |
| formalizedIn | Chomsky 1981 Lectures on Government and Binding ⓘ |
| influenced |
Minimalist Program treatments of Case
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feature-checking approaches to syntax ⓘ |
| originatedIn | late 20th century generative syntax ⓘ |
| postulates |
Case is assigned under government
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every overt noun phrase must receive Case ⓘ finite INFL or T assigns nominative Case ⓘ functional heads can assign Case ⓘ prepositions assign oblique Case ⓘ prepositions can assign Case ⓘ verbs assign accusative Case to objects ⓘ verbs can assign Case ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
argument structure
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binding theory ⓘ morphological case marking ⓘ movement operations in syntax ⓘ theta theory ⓘ |
| studies |
abstract case features
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distribution of noun phrases ⓘ structural relations between heads and noun phrases ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
abstract Case
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case filter ⓘ government ⓘ inherent Case ⓘ structural Case ⓘ theta-role ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Case Theory Description of subject: Case Theory is a component of generative grammar that explains how noun phrases receive abstract case features from governing elements within a sentence’s syntactic structure.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Case Theory