LEADER 05030nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910807926203321 005 20230802012839.0 010 $a1-283-59434-X 010 $a9786613906793 010 $a90-272-7339-1 035 $a(CKB)2560000000093328 035 $a(EBL)1013048 035 $a(OCoLC)811502659 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000711770 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11386567 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711770 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10694026 035 $a(PQKB)11305813 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1013048 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1013048 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10595297 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL390679 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000093328 100 $a20120606d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aRelative clauses in languages of the Americas$b[electronic resource] $ea typological overview /$fedited by Bernard Comrie, Zarina Estrada-Ferna?ndez 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia $cJohn Benjamins$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 225 0 $aTypological studies in language ;$vv. 102 300 $aSelected papers from Seminar on Linguistic Complexity held at the University of Sonora, Hermosillo, Mexico. 311 $a90-272-0683-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aRelative Clauses in Languages of the Americas; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of Contents; Map of Languages Mentioned; Introduction; Toward a diachronic typology of relative clause; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Reconstruction methods; 2. From clause-chaining ('conjunction') to embedding; 3. From parenthetical to non-restrictive to embedded REL-clauses; 4. Making sense of nominalized REL-clauses; 5. A note on word-order; 6. Cleft and WH-questions: From parataxis to syntaxis; 7. Some tentative conclusions; Abbreviations; References 327 $aThe evolution of language and elaborateness of grammar1. Introduction; 2. Encoding the relative clause construction in the languages of the world; 3. How do creoles mark relativization?; 4. Simplification/complexification and language contact; 5. Discussion; Abbreviations; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; References; Some issues in the linking between syntax and semantics in relative clauses; 1. Introduction; 2. The RRG analysis of clause structure and the linking algorithm; 3. Externally-headed relative clauses; 4. Internally-headed relative clauses; 5. Conclusion; References; Part ii Uto-Aztecan 327 $aRelative clauses and nominalizations in Yaqui1. Introduction; 2. Relative clauses; 2.1 Definition; 2.2 Relativization types; 3. Relative clauses in Yaqui; 3.1 Subject relativization; 3.2 Direct object relativization; 3.3 Indirect object relativization; 3.4 Oblique relativization; 3.5 Locative oblique relativization; 4. Nominalization properties of Yaqui RCls; 4.1 Nominal characteristics; 4.1.1 Subject-RCl marker: suffix -me; 4.1.2 Non-subject-RCl marker: suffix -'u; 4.1.3 Locative oblique-RCl marker-: suffix -'Vpo; 4.2 Verbal characteristics; 5. Relativization vs. nominalization 327 $a5.1 Relativization5.2 Nominalization; 6. Final remarks; References; On relative clauses and related constructions in Yaqui; 1. Introduction; 2. Characterizing Yaqui Rel-clauses; 2.1 Basic morpho-syntactic properties of Yaqui; 2.2 The internal syntax of Rel-clauses; 2.3 Other functions of the suffix -me; 3. The nature and function of Yaqui Rel-clauses; 4. Distinguishing relatives from complements; 5. Discussion; 6. Final remarks; References; From demonstrative to relative marker to clause linker; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic facts of the language 327 $a3. Subject and object relative clauses in Pima Bajo4. The comparative scenario and the origin of the relativizer -kig; 5. Oblique constructions: -kig as a path to a clause linker; 6. Final remarks: Typological properties and linguistic change; References; Functional underpinnings of diachrony in relative clause formation; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Relevant basic clause properties/Typological profile; 1.2 Possession in Northern paiute; 1.3 Nominalizers in Northern paiute; 2. Relative clauses in Northern Paiute: A typological profile; 2.1 Subject relative clauses: Basic properties 327 $a2.2 Object relative clauses: Basic properties 410 0$aTypological Studies in Language 606 $aGrammar, Comparative and general$xRelative clauses 606 $aComplexity (Linguistics) 607 $aAmerica$xLanguages$xResearch$xHistory 615 0$aGrammar, Comparative and general$xRelative clauses. 615 0$aComplexity (Linguistics) 676 $a497 701 $aComrie$b Bernard$f1947-$0152014 701 $aEstrada Ferna?ndez$b Zarina$01656980 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807926203321 996 $aRelative clauses in languages of the Americas$94010135 997 $aUNINA