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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809654203321

Autore

Riesberg Sonja

Titolo

Symmetrical voice and linking in western Austronesian languages / / Sonja Riesberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-5015-0066-X

1-61451-871-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Collana

Pacific linguistics, , 1448-8310 ; ; 646

Disciplina

499

Soggetti

Austronesian languages

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Symmetry of the Voices in Indonesian, Balinese, Totoli, and Tagalog -- 3 Linking Semantic Arguments to Syntax -- 4 Coreness, Obliqueness, and the Status of the Passive Actor -- 5 A Modified LFG Approach to Linking -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index of subjects

Sommario/riassunto

This book is an in-depth study of the voice systems of Totoli, Balinese, Indonesian, and Tagalog, which shows that the symmetrical nature of these systems poses a problem to current linking theories. It provides an analysis of symmetrical linking within two grammatical theories (LFG & RRG) and develops a modified LFG linking mechanism that sheds light on the differences as well as the similarities of symmetrical and asymmetrical voice systems.