Ergativity and Other Alignment Types in Neo-Aramaic : Investigating Morphosyntactic Microvariation / / Paul M. Noorlander |
Autore | Noorlander Paul M. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Brill, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 415 |
Collana | Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
Functionalism (Linguistics)
Grammar, Comparative and general - Ergative constructions |
Soggetto non controllato |
Ancient Near East and Egypt
Linguistics Languages and Linguistics Language Endangerment & Language Policy Morphology & Syntax Afro-Asiatic Languages Middle East and Islamic Studies |
ISBN | 90-04-44818-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- List of Figures, Maps and Tables -- Abbreviations and Symbols -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Ergativity, an Enigma in Semitic Linguistics? -- 1.2 Neo-Aramaic Dialects in the Land of Rivers -- 1.5 Previous Approaches to Alignment in Eastern Neo-Aramaic -- 1.6 Aims and Scope of This Book -- 1.7 Sources and Transcription Conventions -- 1.8 Outline -- 2 Who Did What to Whom in the Context of Neo-Aramaic -- 2.1 Main Components of Verbal Inflection in Neo-Aramaic -- 2.2 (Pro)nominals and Verbal Constructions Derived from (Pro)nominals -- 2.3 Defining and Identifying the Alignment of Who Did What to Whom -- 2.4 Conclusion: A Construction-Specific Approach -- 2.5 Overviews of Inflection -- 3 Ergativity and Its Typology: The Trans-Zab Jewish Dialects -- 3.1 Main Morphosyntactic Hallmarks -- 3.2 Ergativity and Alignment Splits in Typological Perspectives -- 3.3 Ergativity and Patient-Related Splits in Trans-Zab Jewish NENA -- 3.4 Ergativity and Splits along the Tense-Aspect-Mood Scale -- 3.5 Ergativity and Transitivity: Argument Omission and Valency Alternations -- 3.6 Conclusion: Construction-Specific, Not Alignment-Specific Factors -- 4 Christian and Western Jewish Dialects of NENA -- 4.1 Preliminary Notes on Morphosyntax -- 4.2 Ergative or Passive? Agents In and Out of Focus -- 4.3 Verb-Related Factors: Grammaticalization of Resultatives -- 4.4 Argument-Related Factors: Harmonizing the Object -- 4.5 Conclusion: Cross-System Harmonization -- 5 Below the Tigris: The Neo-Aramaic Dialects of Ṭur ʿAbdin and Mlaḥsó -- 5.1 Morphosyntactic Traits of Central Neo-Aramaic -- 5.2 The Neo-Aramaic Dialects of Ṭur ʿAbdin -- 5.3 The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Mlaḥsó -- 5.4 The Primacy of Intransitive Coding -- 5.5 Summary from Stem to Stern -- 6 Cross-Dialectal Synopsis of the Morphosyntax -- 6.1 Tense-Aspect-Sensitive Splits -- 6.2 Morphological Splits -- 6.3 Splits and Transitivity Alternations -- 6.4 Splits Based on Argument Properties -- 7 General Conclusion -- 7.1 Constructions Leading a Life of Their Own -- 7.2 A Taxonomy of Major Alignment Types -- References -- Index. |
Altri titoli varianti | Investigating Morphosyntactic Microvariation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910502675303321 |
Noorlander Paul M. | ||
Brill, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sinophone Southeast Asia : Sinitic Voices across the Southern Seas / / edited by Tom Hoogervorst, Caroline Chia |
Autore | Hoogervorst Tom |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Brill, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 495.1 |
Collana | Chinese Overseas |
Soggetto topico |
Chinese language - Social aspects - Southeast Asia
Chinese language - Variation - Southeast Asia Chinese - Southeast Asia - Social life and customs Sociolinguistics - Southeast Asia |
Soggetto non controllato |
Asian Studies
South East Asia Languages and Linguistics Sociolinguistics |
ISBN | 90-04-47326-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on the Language -- List of Illustrations and Tables -- Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 From Ang moh 紅毛 to Phi jun 批准: The Role of Southern Min in Early Contacts between Chinese and European Languages -- Picus Sizhi Ding -- 2 At the Periphery of Nanyang: The Hakka Community of Timor-Leste -- Juliette Huber -- 3 Language Contact and Lexical Changes in Khmer and Teochew in Cambodia and Beyond -- Joanna Rose McFarland -- 4 The Nature of Sinitic Lexicon in Bazaar Malay and Baba Malay in Singapore -- Khin Khin Aye -- 5 Native Lexical Innovation in Penang Hokkien: Thinking beyond Rojak -- Catherine Churchman -- 6 A Preliminary Study of Kaoka 高甲 Playscripts in the Philippines -- Caroline Chia -- 7 "Do You Love China or Not?": Late-Colonial Textbooks to Learn Mandarin through Malay -- Tom Hoogervorst -- Conclusion. |
Altri titoli varianti | Sinitic Voices across the Southern Seas |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910502678403321 |
Hoogervorst Tom | ||
Brill, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ten Lectures on Diachronic Construction Grammar / / Martin Hilpert |
Autore | Hilpert Martin |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Brill, 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 415 |
Collana | Distinguished Lectures in Cognitive Linguistics |
Soggetto topico |
Cognitive grammar
Linguistics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Lectures. |
Soggetto non controllato |
Languages and Linguistics
Historical and Comparative Linguistics & Linguistic Typology Morphology & Syntax Psycholinguistics & Language and Cognition Semantics |
ISBN | 90-04-44679-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910502678903321 |
Hilpert Martin | ||
Brill, 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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