03155nam 2200625 a 450 991045777450332120200520144314.01-283-31578-5978661331578690-272-7578-5(CKB)2550000000049935(EBL)784290(OCoLC)756484598(SSID)ssj0000827543(PQKBManifestationID)11459542(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000827543(PQKBWorkID)10829661(PQKB)11362088(MiAaPQ)EBC784290(Au-PeEL)EBL784290(CaPaEBR)ebr10509673(EXLCZ)99255000000004993519970529d1997 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGrammatical relations[electronic resource] a functionalist perspective /edited by T. GivónAmsterdam ;Philadelphia J. Benjaminsc19971 online resource (358 p.)Typological studies in language,1067-7373 ;v. 35Description based upon print version of record.1-55619-645-8 90-272-2931-7 Includes bibliographical references.Grammatical relations / T. Givón -- Ergativity and grammatical relations in Karao / Sherri Brainard -- Evolution of grammatical relations in Cariban / Spike Gildea -- Grammaticalization, clause union, and grammatical relations in Ecuadorian Highland Spanish / Marleen Haboud -- The direct object in bi-transitive clauses in Indonesian / Bambang Kaswanti Purwo -- Serial verbs and grammatical relations in Akan / E.K. Osam -- Zero anaphora and grammatical relations in Mandarin / Ming-Ming Pu -- Dative shifting and double objects in Sahaptin / Noel Rude.This volume presents a functional perspective on grammatical relations (GRs) without neglecting their structural correlates. Ever since the 1970's, the discussion of RGs by functionally-oriented linguists has focused primarily on their functional aspects, such as reference, cognitive accessibility and discourse topicality. With some exceptions, functionalists have thus ceded the discussion of the structural correlates of GRs to various formal schools. Ever since Edward Keenan's pioneering work on subject properties (1975, 1976), it has been apparent that subjecthood and objecthood can onlyTypological studies in language ;v. 35.Grammar, Comparative and generalGrammatical categoriesGrammar, Comparative and generalGrammaticalizationFunctionalism (Linguistics)Electronic books.Grammar, Comparative and generalGrammatical categories.Grammar, Comparative and generalGrammaticalization.Functionalism (Linguistics)415Givón Talmy1936-386338MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457774503321Grammatical relations2083459UNINA