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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458662103321

Autore

Peterson David A (David August), <1968->

Titolo

Applicative constructions [[electronic resource] /] / David A. Peterson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-280-75515-6

0-19-151508-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (307 p.)

Collana

Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theory

Disciplina

415

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Applicative constructions

Semantics

Grammar, Comparative and general - Verb phrase

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-275) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Two Case Studies of Applicative Morphosyntax; 3 Morphosyntactic and Semantic Variation in Applicative Constructions; 4 The Discourse Function of Applicative Constructions; 5 The Evolution of Applicative Constructions; 6 Structural Correlates of Applicative Constructions; 7 Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index of Authors; Index of Languages; Index of Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the first systematic typological analysis of applicatives across African, American Indian, and East Asian languages. It is also the first to address their functions in discourse, the derivation of their semantic and syntactic properties, and how and why they have changed over time. - ;This book presents the first systematic typological analysis of applicatives across African, American Indian, and East Asian languages. It is also the first to address their functions in discourse, the derivation of their semantic and syntactic properties, and how and why they have changed over