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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253340703321

Autore

Nuger Justin

Titolo

Building Predicates : The View from Palauan / / by Justin Nuger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-28682-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 330 p. 49 illus. in color.)

Collana

Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, , 2215-0358 ; ; 92

Disciplina

410

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general—Syntax

Linguistics

Asia—Languages

Syntax

Theoretical Linguistics / Grammar

Asian Languages

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

1. Setting the Stage -- 2. The Morphosyntactic Encoding of Subjects -- 3. Licensing Internal Arguments -- 4. Idioms and Lexical Insertion -- 5. From Roots to Words to Predicates -- 6. Changing Categories -- 7. Overall Conclusions -- Appendix: Remarks on the Palauan Data -- Name Index -- Palauan Predicate Index -- Subject Index. .

Sommario/riassunto

This volume proposes that words in Palauan are not drawn directly from a mental lexicon, but are instead composed at least partially in the syntax. Using original data from syntactic constructions not previously explored in the language, the author entertains several competing theories of word formation and highlights the compatible and incompatible aspects of each, through an exploration into new corners of Palauan syntax and morphology. The volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the syntax of Palauan that will appeal to anyone interested in Austronesian languages or formal syntactic and morphological theory more generally.