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Titolo |
Impersonal constructions : a cross-linguistic perspective / / edited by Andrej Malchukov, Anna Siewierska |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-17495-2 |
9786613174956 |
90-272-8716-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Studies in language companion series, , 0165-7763 ; ; v. 124 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MalʹchukovA. L (Andreĭ Lʹvovich) |
SiewierskaAnna |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Grammar, Comparative and general - Subjectless constructions |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Word order |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Impersonal constructions : typological and theoretical aspects -- pt. 2. Impersonal constructions : diachronic studies -- pt. 3. Cross-linguistic variation in impersonal constructions : case studies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the four Pama-Nyungan languages Umpithamu, Morrobolam, Mbarrumbathama and Rimanggudinhma there is a core set of impersonals centred around experiencer object constructions. They describe involuntary physical processes, and are formally characterized by lack of nominative pronominal cross-reference, and optional absence of ergative agent nominals. In addition, systematic lack of nominative cross-reference is found in constructions with inanimate agents in all four languages, and in experienced action constructions in Umpithamu, in both cases with ergatively-marked nominals. It is argued that nominative cross-reference is the basic criterion for subject status, with ergative marking merely indicating agent status. Given the lack of any specific valency-changing morphology, impersonals with ergatively-marked nominals are functional equivalents of a voice mechanism, with agents demoted from subject status. This process has developed furthest in Umpithamu where the experienced action construction is systematically available as an |
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alternative construal for a subset of transitive clauses. Keywords: impersonal; experiencer object; inanimate agent; passive; Umpithamu; Lamalamic. |
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