Switch Reference And Universal Grammar
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| Author | : John Haiman |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 359 |
| Release | : 1983-01-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9027228663 |
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Canonical switch-reference is an inflectional category of the verb, which indicates whether or not its subject is identical with the subject of some other verb. Switch-reference may be analyzed from a structural or a functional point of view. Functionally, switch-reference is a device for referential tracking. Formally, switch-reference is almost always a verbal category, similar to the familiar category of verbal concord. In most languages switch-reference marking is indicated by a verbal affix, however in some languages it may be marked by an independent morpheme. The contributions to this volume are concerned with questions of form, function, and genesis of canonical switch-reference systems.
| Author | : Robert D. Van Valin, Jr. |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 583 |
| Release | : 1992-01-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9027277516 |
Download Advances in Role and Reference Grammar Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This volume presents research on major issues in syntactic theory within Role and Reference Grammar. This theory was first presented in detail in Functional Syntax and Universal Grammar [FSUG], and these papers represent both expansions and applications of the theory to a wide range of phenomena. The first section contains an introduction to the theory which is the most thorough statement of it since FSUG, summarizing the features of Role and Reference Grammar established there and developing new theoretical components and analyses of syntactic phenomena not discussed in the earlier work. Throughout the discussion features of RRG are compared and contrasted with comparable features of other syntactic theories. The remainder of the volume is devoted to detailed analyses of specific problems, e.g. control, case marking, in a wide variety of languages, e.g. Mandarin Chinese, Nootka, Mparntwe Arrernte and Turkish. Thus the works presented here illustrate well the strong cross-linguistic approach to syntactic theory and description in Role and Reference Grammar.
| Author | : Yehuda N. Falk |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 222 |
| Release | : 2006-08-10 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1139458566 |
Download Subjects and Universal Grammar Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The 'subject' of a sentence is a concept that presents great challenges to linguists. Most languages have something which looks like a subject, but subjects differ across languages in their nature and properties, making them an interesting phenomenon for those seeking linguistic universals. This pioneering volume addresses 'subject' nature from a simultaneously formal and typological perspective. Dividing the subject into two distinct grammatical functions, it shows how the nature of these functions explains their respective properties, and argues that the split in properties shown in 'ergative' languages (whereby the subject of intransitive verbs is marked as an object) results from the functions being assigned to different elements of the clause. Drawing on data from a typologically wide variety of languages, including English, Hebrew, Tagalog, Inuit and Acehnese, it explains why, even in the case of very different languages, certain core properties can be found.
| Author | : Philipp Weisser |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 2015-09-14 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 3110443570 |
Download Derived Coordination Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This monograph explores the different types of clausal relations in the world’s languages. In the recent literature, there have been claims that the strict dichotomy of subordination and coordination cannot be maintained since some constructions seem to be in between these two categories. This study investigates these constructions in detail. The first part is concerned with clause chaining constructions, while the second is concerned with different cases of asymmetric coordination in English. In both parts, it is shown that the different tests to distinguish clausal relations indeed yield different results for the specific constructions. This poses a severe challenge for the established theories of clausal relations. However, as it is argued, recent analyses of coordination provide for the possibility to map a subordinate structure onto a coordinate one by means of regular transformational rules. It is shown that a single movement step derives all the peculiar properties of the phenomena in question. This book thus provides the first comprehensive solution for a long-standing problem in theoretical syntax.
| Author | : Daniel Siddiqi |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 598 |
| Release | : 2019-09-25 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 1351810278 |
Download The Routledge Handbook of North American Languages Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The Routledge Handbook of North American Languages is a one-stop reference for linguists on those topics that come up the most frequently in the study of the languages of North America (including Mexico). This handbook compiles a list of contributors from across many different theories and at different stages of their careers, all of whom are well-known experts in North American languages. The volume comprises two distinct parts: the first surveys some of the phenomena most frequently discussed in the study of North American languages, and the second surveys some of the most frequently discussed language families of North America. The consistent goal of each contribution is to couch the content of the chapter in contemporary theory so that the information is maximally relevant and accessible for a wide range of audiences, including graduate students and young new scholars, and even senior scholars who are looking for a crash course in the topics. Empirically driven chapters provide fundamental knowledge needed to participate in contemporary theoretical discussions of these languages, making this handbook an indispensable resource for linguistics scholars.
| Author | : Volker Gast |
| Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
| Total Pages | : 464 |
| Release | : 2012-10-01 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 3110280698 |
Download Clause Linkage in Cross-Linguistic Perspective Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The volume is a collection of thirteen papers given at the “Third Syntax of the World’s Languages” conference, complemented with four additional papers as well as an introduction by the editors. All contributions deal with clause combining, focusing on one or both of the following two dimensions of analysis: properties of the clauses involved, types of dependency. The studies are data-driven and have a cross-linguistic or typological orientation. In addition to survey papers the volume contains in-depth studies of particular languages, mostly based on original data collected in recent field work.
| Author | : Rik van Gijn |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 417 |
| Release | : 2014-03-15 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9027270759 |
Download Information Structure and Reference Tracking in Complex Sentences Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This volume is dedicated to exploring the crossroads where complex sentences and information management – more specifically information structure and reference tracking – come together. Complex sentences are a highly relevant but understudied domain for studying notions of IS and RT. On the one hand, a complex sentence can be studied as a mini-unit of discourse consisting of two or more elements describing events, situations, or processes, with its own internal information-structural and referential organization. On the other hand, complex sentences can be studied as parts of larger discourse structures, such as narratives or conversations, in terms of how their information-structural characteristics relate to this wider context. The book offers new perspectives for the study of the interaction between complex sentences and information management, and moreover adds typological breadth by focusing on lesser studied languages from several parts of the world.
| Author | : Ian G. Roberts |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 673 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 0199573778 |
Download The Oxford Handbook of Universal Grammar Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This handbook provides a critical guide to the most central proposition in modern linguistics: the notion, generally known as Universal Grammar, that a universal set of structural principles underlies the grammatical diversity of the world's languages. Part I considers the implications of Universal Grammar for philosophy of mind and the philosophy of language, and examines the history of the theory. Part II focuses on linguistic theory, looking at topics such as explanatory adequacy and how phonology and semantics fit into Universal Grammar. Parts III and IV look respectively at the insights derived from UG-inspired research on language acquisition, and at comparative syntax and language typology, while part V considers the evidence for Universal Grammar in phenomena such as creoles, language pathology, and sign language. The book will be a vital reference for linguists, philosophers, and cognitive scientists.
| Author | : Dingfang Shu |
| Publisher | : Peter Lang |
| Total Pages | : 642 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Contrastive linguistics |
| ISBN | : 9783039118861 |
Download Contrasting Meaning in Languages of the East and West Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
"This collection of papers on contrastive semantics and pragmatics has developed out of talks given at the Third International Conference on Contrastive Semantics and Pragmatics that was held at the ... Hongkou Campus of Shanghai International Studies University ... in 2005."--
| Author | : Rik van Gijn |
| Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Total Pages | : 503 |
| Release | : 2016-10-25 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : 9027266778 |
Download Switch Reference 2.0 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Switch reference is a grammatical process that marks a referential relationship between arguments of two (or more) verbs. Typically it has been characterized as an inflection pattern on the verb itself, encoding identity or non-identity between subject arguments separately from traditional person or number marking. In the 50 years since William Jacobsen’s coinage of the term, switch reference has evolved from an exotic phenomenon found in a handful of lesser-known languages to a widespread feature found in geographically and linguistically unconnected parts of the world. The growing body of information on the topic raises new theoretical and empirical questions about the development, functions, and nature of switch reference, as well as the internal variation between different switch-reference systems. The contributions to this volume discuss these and other questions for a wide variety of languages from all over the world, and endevaour to demonstrate the full functional and morphosyntactic range of the phenomenon.
