Ergativity, Valency and Voice.
Title:
Ergativity, Valency and Voice.
Author:
Bossong, Georg.
ISBN:
9783110227734
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (396 pages)
Series:
Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] ; v.48
Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT]
Contents:
List of contributors -- Introduction -- Ergativity and voice in Mayan languages: a functional-typological approach -- Ergativity and the passive in three Mayan languages -- A tale of two passives in Cavineña -- The detransitive voice in Kryz -- Laz middle voice -- Argument demotion in Japhug Rgyalrong -- The Katukina-Kanamari antipassive -- Undergoer orientation in Movima -- Case patterns and verb classes in Trumai -- Ergativity in the Adyghe system of valency-changing derivations -- The evolution of transitive verbs in Basque and emergence of dative-marked patients -- Index of subjects -- Index of languages.
Abstract:
The series is a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. General problems are studied from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups, or language samples. Conclusions are the result of a deepened study of empirical data. Special emphasis is given to little-known languages, whose analysis may shed new light on long-standing problems in general linguistics.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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