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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953482903321

Titolo

Nonnominative subjects . Volume 1 / / edited by Peri Bhaskararao, Karumuri Venkata Subbarao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : John Benjamins, c2004

ISBN

9786612160257

9786610291939

9781282160255

1282160257

9789027295170

9027295174

9781280291937

1280291931

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xii, 323 p. : ill

Collana

Typological studies in language, , 0167-7373 ; ; v. 60-61

Altri autori (Persone)

BhaskararaoPeri <1947->

SubbaraoK. V <1941-> (Karumuri V.)

Disciplina

415/.5

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Syntax

Grammar, Comparative and general - Noun phrase

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 and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Non-nominative Subjects -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- Contents -- List of Authors -- Preface -- Works cited -- 1. Experiencer datives in Kannada -- Notes -- References -- 2. Syntactic change and convergence -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Symbols -- Notes -- References -- 3. Non-nominative subjects in comparison -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- 4. The syntax of experiencers in the Himalayas -- Notes -- References -- 5. Oblique-case subjects in Tsez -- Notes -- References -- 6. Some non-nominative subjects in Bangla -- References -- Notes -- 7. Non-nominative subjects in Hindi-Urdu: VP structure and case parameters -- References -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- 8. Experiencer objects in Iwaidjan languages (Australia) -- References -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- 9. The diachronic relationship between quirky subjects and stylistic



fronting -- References -- Notes -- 10. Case as agreement -- References -- Notes -- 11. The possessor-experiencer dative in Malayalam -- References -- Notes -- 12. Acquisition of dative subject in Tamil -- References -- Notes -- 13. The position of the accusative subject in the accusative-infinitive construction -- References -- Notes -- 14. On the origin of non-nominative subjects -- References -- Notes -- 15. Southeast-Asian languages -- Notes -- Appendix 1: Notation for Thai and Khmer -- Abbreviations -- References -- Index -- The series Typological Studies in Language.

Sommario/riassunto

Volume 1 of Non-nominative Subjects (NNSs) presents the most recent research on this topic from a wide range of languages from diverse language families of the world, with ample data and in-depth analysis. A significant feature of these volumes is that authors with different theoretical perspectives study the intricate questions raised by these constructions. Some of the central issues include the subject properties of noun phrases with ergative, dative, accusative and genitive case, case assignment and checking, anaphor-antecedent coreference, the nature of predicates with NNSs, whether they are volitional or non-volitional, possibilities of control coreference and agreement phenomena. These analyses have significant implications for theories of syntax and verbal semantics, first language acquisition of NNSs, convergence of case marking patterns in language contact situations, and the nature of syntactic change.