03453nam 2200577 450 991081082810332120230810000133.03-11-053833-410.1515/9783110539516(CKB)2660000000041228(MiAaPQ)EBC4947073(DE-B1597)479503(OCoLC)1002222240(DE-B1597)9783110539516(Au-PeEL)EBL4947073(CaPaEBR)ebr11423815(CaONFJC)MIL1026924(OCoLC)1001375570(EXLCZ)99266000000004122820170911h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierSpatial interrogatives in Europe and beyond where, whither, whence /Thomas Stolz [and four others]Berlin, [Germany] :De Gruyter Mouton,2017.©20171 online resource (778 pages) illustrations, tablesStudia Typologica,1617-2957 ;Volume 20Includes indexes.3-11-053275-1 3-11-053951-9 Frontmatter -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Diagrams -- List of Schemes -- List of Tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The formal relations of spatial interrogatives -- 3. WHERE, WHITHER, and WHENCE in the languages of Europe -- 4. The big world -- 5. Spatial relations across sentence-types -- 6. Conclusions -- Sources -- Appendix: Language sample -- Index of Authors -- Index of Languages -- Index of Subjects The extant generalizations about the grammar of space rely heavily on the analyses of declarative sentences. There is a need to check whether these generalizations also hold in the domain of interrogation. To this end this book analyzes data from some 450 languages (including non-standard varieties). The focus is on paradigms of spatial interrogatives such as English where, whither and whence and their internal organization. These paradigms are checked for recurrent patterns of morphological mismatches (such as syncretism) and different degrees of complexity (e.g. the number of segments). The data-base consists of a large parallel literary corpus (Le petit prince and translations thereof) which is complemented by further sources of information such as descriptive grammars. The data are analyzed from a synchronic perspective. However, diachronic issues are addressed unsystematically, too. It is shown that the distribution of phenomena which characterize paradigms of spatial interrogatives are subject to areal-linguistic factors. This is the first typological study of spatial interrogatives. It provides new insights for students of the grammar of space, morphological paradigms, and language typology.Studia typologica ;Volume 20.LinguisticsConstructional Complexity.Morphological Mismatches.Spatial Interrogatives.Linguistics.410Stolz Thomas, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut620679Stolz ThomasMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810828103321Spatial interrogatives in Europe and beyond3947408UNINA