02976nam 2200613 a 450 991078450360332120230721030659.01-383-04145-81-280-75515-60-19-151508-6(CKB)1000000000401100(EBL)415090(OCoLC)437092662(SSID)ssj0000104644(PQKBManifestationID)11130417(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000104644(PQKBWorkID)10086727(PQKB)10654092(Au-PeEL)EBL415090(CaPaEBR)ebr10271620(CaONFJC)MIL75515(MiAaPQ)EBC415090(EXLCZ)99100000000040110020060808d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrApplicative constructions[electronic resource] /David A. PetersonOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20071 online resource (307 p.)Oxford studies in typology and linguistic theoryDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-927092-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [260]-275) and indexes.Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Two Case Studies of Applicative Morphosyntax; 3 Morphosyntactic and Semantic Variation in Applicative Constructions; 4 The Discourse Function of Applicative Constructions; 5 The Evolution of Applicative Constructions; 6 Structural Correlates of Applicative Constructions; 7 Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index of Authors; Index of Languages; Index of SubjectsThis book presents the first systematic typological analysis of applicatives across African, American Indian, and East Asian languages. It is also the first to address their functions in discourse, the derivation of their semantic and syntactic properties, and how and why they have changed over time. - ;This book presents the first systematic typological analysis of applicatives across African, American Indian, and East Asian languages. It is also the first to address their functions in discourse, the derivation of their semantic and syntactic properties, and how and why they have changed overOxford studies in typology and linguistic theory.Grammar, Comparative and generalApplicative constructionsSemanticsGrammar, Comparative and generalVerb phraseGrammar, Comparative and generalApplicative constructions.Semantics.Grammar, Comparative and generalVerb phrase.415Peterson David A(David August),1968-1582288MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784503603321Applicative constructions3864549UNINA