Number-- constructions and semantics : case studies from Africa, Amazonia, India and Oceania / / edited by Anne Storch, Gerrit J. Dimmendaal, University of Cologne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (382 p.) |
Disciplina | 499.12 |
Collana | Studies in language companion series (SLCS) |
Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Number
Semantics (Philosophy) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4619-5835-0
90-272-7063-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Number - Constructions and Semantics; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of tables, maps and figures; Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1. One size fits all?; 1. Introduction; 2. The meanings of number; 2.1 Variation; 2.2 Aspect; Tables; Table I.1. Major nominal subcategories (Rijkhoff 2002: 54); 3. Constructs and the non-canonical marking of number; 4. Social and cultural aspects; 4.1 Honorifics; 4.2 Numerals; 4.3 Trade and diplomacy; 5. How this volume is organised; References; Chapter 2. Number and noun categorisation; 1. Introducing the topic
2. Number and reference classification in north-west Amazonia: A bird's eye viewTable II.1. Classifiers in Tariana (a selection) (adapted from Table 5.1 in Aikhenvald 2003: 89-92); Table II.2. How classifiers help disambiguate a polysemous noun in Tariana; Table II.3. Number distinctions, and number marking in Tariana; 3. Number, animacy and reference classification in Tariana; 3.1 Number distinctions and the categorisation of nominals; Table II.4. Personal agreement markers in Tariana; Table II.5. Personal pronouns in Tariana; 3.2 More on number agreement; 3.3 Multiple number marking 4. Interim summary: What is special about the Tariana number system?Table II.6. Number values for inanimates in Tucano and in Tariana: an illustration; 5. Tariana and its areal context; 6. Looking further afield; 7. To sum up; References; Table III.1. Examples of constructions, varying in size and complexity; Chapter 3. Pluractionality and the distribution of number marking across categories; 1. Background to the present study; 2. Plural arguments and plural events in Maban (Nilo-Saharan); 3. From iterative marking to number marking in Maasai (Nilo-Saharan) 4. Pluractional marking as non-canonical number markingReferences; Chapter 4. Figuratively speaking - number in Kharia; 1. Introduction; Table IV.1. Proforms in Kharia; 1.1 The Case-syntagma; 1.2 The tam/Person-syntagma; Table IV.2. Markers for tam and basic voice; Table IV.3. Enclitic subject markers in the Tam/Person-syntagma; 2. Number; 2.1 The dual and plural in Kharia; 3. Number and indexical order; 3.1 Associative functions of the dual and plural; 3.2 Honorificity; 3.3 Approximative plural; 4. Summary and outlook; References; Chapter 5. Number in Kambaata; 1. Introduction 2. Number marking on common nounsTable V.1. Two exemplary nominal declensions; Table V.2. Number terminology; 2.1 Number terminology; 2.2 Number morphology; 2.3 Functions of number morphemes; 2.4 Summary; 3. Number marking on proper nouns; Table V.3. Personal pronouns; 4. Number marking on pronouns; Table V.4. Proximal ('this') demonstrative pronouns; 5. Number agreement on nominal modifiers; Table V.5. Discontinuous subject agreement on affirmative indicative main verbs; 6. Number agreement on verbs; 7. Number in Kambaata: Derivation vs. inflection; References Chapter 6. The history of numeral classifiers in Teiwa (Papuan) |
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Number-- constructions and semantics : case studies from Africa, Amazonia, India and Oceania / / edited by Anne Storch, Gerrit J. Dimmendaal, University of Cologne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (382 p.) |
Disciplina | 499.12 |
Collana | Studies in language companion series (SLCS) |
Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Number
Semantics (Philosophy) |
ISBN |
1-4619-5835-0
90-272-7063-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Number - Constructions and Semantics; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of tables, maps and figures; Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1. One size fits all?; 1. Introduction; 2. The meanings of number; 2.1 Variation; 2.2 Aspect; Tables; Table I.1. Major nominal subcategories (Rijkhoff 2002: 54); 3. Constructs and the non-canonical marking of number; 4. Social and cultural aspects; 4.1 Honorifics; 4.2 Numerals; 4.3 Trade and diplomacy; 5. How this volume is organised; References; Chapter 2. Number and noun categorisation; 1. Introducing the topic
2. Number and reference classification in north-west Amazonia: A bird's eye viewTable II.1. Classifiers in Tariana (a selection) (adapted from Table 5.1 in Aikhenvald 2003: 89-92); Table II.2. How classifiers help disambiguate a polysemous noun in Tariana; Table II.3. Number distinctions, and number marking in Tariana; 3. Number, animacy and reference classification in Tariana; 3.1 Number distinctions and the categorisation of nominals; Table II.4. Personal agreement markers in Tariana; Table II.5. Personal pronouns in Tariana; 3.2 More on number agreement; 3.3 Multiple number marking 4. Interim summary: What is special about the Tariana number system?Table II.6. Number values for inanimates in Tucano and in Tariana: an illustration; 5. Tariana and its areal context; 6. Looking further afield; 7. To sum up; References; Table III.1. Examples of constructions, varying in size and complexity; Chapter 3. Pluractionality and the distribution of number marking across categories; 1. Background to the present study; 2. Plural arguments and plural events in Maban (Nilo-Saharan); 3. From iterative marking to number marking in Maasai (Nilo-Saharan) 4. Pluractional marking as non-canonical number markingReferences; Chapter 4. Figuratively speaking - number in Kharia; 1. Introduction; Table IV.1. Proforms in Kharia; 1.1 The Case-syntagma; 1.2 The tam/Person-syntagma; Table IV.2. Markers for tam and basic voice; Table IV.3. Enclitic subject markers in the Tam/Person-syntagma; 2. Number; 2.1 The dual and plural in Kharia; 3. Number and indexical order; 3.1 Associative functions of the dual and plural; 3.2 Honorificity; 3.3 Approximative plural; 4. Summary and outlook; References; Chapter 5. Number in Kambaata; 1. Introduction 2. Number marking on common nounsTable V.1. Two exemplary nominal declensions; Table V.2. Number terminology; 2.1 Number terminology; 2.2 Number morphology; 2.3 Functions of number morphemes; 2.4 Summary; 3. Number marking on proper nouns; Table V.3. Personal pronouns; 4. Number marking on pronouns; Table V.4. Proximal ('this') demonstrative pronouns; 5. Number agreement on nominal modifiers; Table V.5. Discontinuous subject agreement on affirmative indicative main verbs; 6. Number agreement on verbs; 7. Number in Kambaata: Derivation vs. inflection; References Chapter 6. The history of numeral classifiers in Teiwa (Papuan) |
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Number-- constructions and semantics : case studies from Africa, Amazonia, India and Oceania / / edited by Anne Storch, Gerrit J. Dimmendaal, University of Cologne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : , : John Benjamins Publishing Company, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (382 p.) |
Disciplina | 499.12 |
Collana | Studies in language companion series (SLCS) |
Soggetto topico |
Grammar, Comparative and general - Number
Semantics (Philosophy) |
ISBN |
1-4619-5835-0
90-272-7063-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Number - Constructions and Semantics; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; List of tables, maps and figures; Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1. One size fits all?; 1. Introduction; 2. The meanings of number; 2.1 Variation; 2.2 Aspect; Tables; Table I.1. Major nominal subcategories (Rijkhoff 2002: 54); 3. Constructs and the non-canonical marking of number; 4. Social and cultural aspects; 4.1 Honorifics; 4.2 Numerals; 4.3 Trade and diplomacy; 5. How this volume is organised; References; Chapter 2. Number and noun categorisation; 1. Introducing the topic
2. Number and reference classification in north-west Amazonia: A bird's eye viewTable II.1. Classifiers in Tariana (a selection) (adapted from Table 5.1 in Aikhenvald 2003: 89-92); Table II.2. How classifiers help disambiguate a polysemous noun in Tariana; Table II.3. Number distinctions, and number marking in Tariana; 3. Number, animacy and reference classification in Tariana; 3.1 Number distinctions and the categorisation of nominals; Table II.4. Personal agreement markers in Tariana; Table II.5. Personal pronouns in Tariana; 3.2 More on number agreement; 3.3 Multiple number marking 4. Interim summary: What is special about the Tariana number system?Table II.6. Number values for inanimates in Tucano and in Tariana: an illustration; 5. Tariana and its areal context; 6. Looking further afield; 7. To sum up; References; Table III.1. Examples of constructions, varying in size and complexity; Chapter 3. Pluractionality and the distribution of number marking across categories; 1. Background to the present study; 2. Plural arguments and plural events in Maban (Nilo-Saharan); 3. From iterative marking to number marking in Maasai (Nilo-Saharan) 4. Pluractional marking as non-canonical number markingReferences; Chapter 4. Figuratively speaking - number in Kharia; 1. Introduction; Table IV.1. Proforms in Kharia; 1.1 The Case-syntagma; 1.2 The tam/Person-syntagma; Table IV.2. Markers for tam and basic voice; Table IV.3. Enclitic subject markers in the Tam/Person-syntagma; 2. Number; 2.1 The dual and plural in Kharia; 3. Number and indexical order; 3.1 Associative functions of the dual and plural; 3.2 Honorificity; 3.3 Approximative plural; 4. Summary and outlook; References; Chapter 5. Number in Kambaata; 1. Introduction 2. Number marking on common nounsTable V.1. Two exemplary nominal declensions; Table V.2. Number terminology; 2.1 Number terminology; 2.2 Number morphology; 2.3 Functions of number morphemes; 2.4 Summary; 3. Number marking on proper nouns; Table V.3. Personal pronouns; 4. Number marking on pronouns; Table V.4. Proximal ('this') demonstrative pronouns; 5. Number agreement on nominal modifiers; Table V.5. Discontinuous subject agreement on affirmative indicative main verbs; 6. Number agreement on verbs; 7. Number in Kambaata: Derivation vs. inflection; References Chapter 6. The history of numeral classifiers in Teiwa (Papuan) |
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