Verb classification in Australian languages / / by William B. McGregor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790879303321
• Autore: McGregor William <1952->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin ; ; New York : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , 2002
• ISBN: 3-11-087087-8
• Edizione: [Reprint 2013]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (557 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] ; ; 25; Empirical approaches to language typology ; ; 25
• Classificazione: EE 1810
• Disciplina: 499/.15
• Soggetti: Australian languages - Verb phrase; Australian languages - Semantics; Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax; Nyulnyul language K13; Ngarinyin language K18; Jaminjung language N18; Ngaliwurru language N19; Wagiman language N27; Ngan'gi language N157; Alawa language N92; Miriwoong / Miriuwung language K29; Warndarrang language N120; Mangarrayi language N78; Warlpiri language C15; Yingkarta language W19; Yawuru language K1; Bardi language K15
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [473]-505) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of maps -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations and Conventions -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Gooniyandi verb classifier system -- Chapter 3. CVC-based verb category systems -- Chapter 4. Comparison of verb category systems -- Chapter 5. Verb class ; systems: conjugations -- Chapter 6. The grammar of verb superclassifying constructions -- Chapter 7. Related grammatical phenomena -- Chapter 8. Evolution of verb classification in Australia -- Chapter 9. Verb classification in discourse: a preliminary investigation -- Chapter 10. Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Basic information on Australian languages mentioned in this book -- Appendix 2 Australian phonologies and orthographies -- Notes -- References -- Author index -- Language index -- Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book deals with systems of verb classification in Australian Aboriginal languages, with particular focus on languages of the north-west. It proposes a typology of the systems according to their main formal and semantic characteristics. It also makes some proposals concerning the historical origins and grammaticisation of these systems, and suggestions regarding the grammatical relations involved. In addition, an attempt is made to situate the phenomenon of verb classification within the context of related verbal phenomena such as serial verb constructions, nominal incorporation, and complex predicates.