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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798028303321

Autore

Parudeshi Purashanto <1965->

Titolo

A functional account of Marathi's voice phenomena : passives and causatives in Marathi / / Prashant Pardeshi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-04-29252-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 pages)

Collana

Brill's Studies in South and Southwest Asian Languages, , 1877-4083 ; ; Volume 7

Disciplina

491.4/65

Soggetti

Marathi language - Voice

Marathi language - Verb

Marathi language - Parts of speech

Marathi language - Grammar

Functionalism (Linguistics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Introduction -- The Characterization of the Passive -- Previous Studies of Marathi Passives -- A Comprehensive Account of the Marathi Passives -- Definition of the Causative -- Previous Studies of Marathi Causatives -- A Comprehensive Account of Marathi Causatives -- Concluding Remarks -- Transitivity (Non-Causative/Causative Verb) Pairs in Marathi -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

A Functional Account of Marathi's Voice Phenomena offers a comprehensive account of the formal and semantic aspects of the two most prominent voice phenomena in Marathi: the passive and the causative. Previous studies offer many partial insights into various aspects of Marathi’s passives and causatives. However, a comprehensive description of the formal, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of Marathi’s passives and causatives as not been available so far. Attempting to fill this gap, the present monograph offers a description in the functional-typological framework. At the same time it introduces the reader to the rich tradition of grammatical studies in



Marathi, which up to now have remained inaccessible to those who are unfamiliar with the language.