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200 00$aImpersonal constructions $ea cross-linguistic perspective /$fedited by Andrej Malchukov, Anna Siewierska
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia $cJohn Benjamins Pub. Co.$d2011
215   $aix, 641 p. $cill., maps
225 1 $aStudies in language companion series,$x0165-7763 ;$vv. 124
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
311   $a90-272-0591-4 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
327   $apt. 1. Impersonal constructions : typological and theoretical aspects -- pt. 2. Impersonal constructions : diachronic studies -- pt. 3. Cross-linguistic variation in impersonal constructions : case studies.
330   $aIn the four Pama-Nyungan languages Umpithamu, Morrobolam, Mbarrumbathama and Rimanggudinhma there is a core set of impersonals centred around experiencer object constructions. They describe involuntary physical processes, and are formally characterized by lack of nominative pronominal cross-reference, and optional absence of ergative agent nominals. In addition, systematic lack of nominative cross-reference is found in constructions with inanimate agents in all four languages, and in experienced action constructions in Umpithamu, in both cases with ergatively-marked nominals. It is argued that nominative cross-reference is the basic criterion for subject status, with ergative marking merely indicating agent status. Given the lack of any specific valency-changing morphology, impersonals with ergatively-marked nominals are functional equivalents of a voice mechanism, with agents demoted from subject status. This process has developed furthest in Umpithamu where the experienced action construction is systematically available as an alternative construal for a subset of transitive clauses. Keywords: impersonal; experiencer object; inanimate agent; passive; Umpithamu; Lamalamic.
410  0$aStudies in language companion series ;$vv. 124.
606   $aGrammar, Comparative and general$xSubjectless constructions
606   $aGrammar, Comparative and general$xWord order
615  0$aGrammar, Comparative and general$xSubjectless constructions.
615  0$aGrammar, Comparative and general$xWord order.
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