Impersonal constructions : a cross-linguistic perspective / / edited by Andrej Malchukov, Anna Siewierska
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| Titolo: |
Impersonal constructions : a cross-linguistic perspective / / edited by Andrej Malchukov, Anna Siewierska
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| Pubblicazione: | Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | ix, 641 p. : ill., maps |
| Disciplina: | 415/.6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Grammar, Comparative and general - Subjectless constructions |
| Grammar, Comparative and general - Word order | |
| Altri autori: |
MalʹchukovA. L (Andreĭ Lʹvovich)
SiewierskaAnna <1955-2011>
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| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Impersonal constructions : typological and theoretical aspects -- pt. 2. Impersonal constructions : diachronic studies -- pt. 3. Cross-linguistic variation in impersonal constructions : case studies. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Impersonal constructions |
| ISBN: | 9786613174956 |
| 9781283174954 | |
| 1283174952 | |
| 9789027287168 | |
| 9027287163 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910139645403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Studies in language companion series ; ; v. 124.