Screen LibrarySymmetrical voice and linking in western Austronesian languages /
This book is an in-depth study of the voice systems of Totoli, Balinese, Indonesian, and Tagalog, which shows that the symmetrical nature of these systems poses a problem to current linking theories. It provides an analysis of symmetrical linking within two grammatical theories (LFG & RRG) and d...
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De Gruyter Mouton,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin/Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Pacific linguistics [pl];
646 |
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| Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781614518716 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9781614518716.jpg |
| Summary: |
This book is an in-depth study of the voice systems of Totoli, Balinese, Indonesian, and Tagalog, which shows that the symmetrical nature of these systems poses a problem to current linking theories. It provides an analysis of symmetrical linking within two grammatical theories (LFG & RRG) and develops a modified LFG linking mechanism that sheds light on the differences as well as the similarities of symmetrical and asymmetrical voice systems. |
| Carrier Form: |
1 online resource(xi,244pages) : illustrations. Also available in print edition. |
| ISBN: | 9781614518716 |
| Index Number: | PL5029 |
| CLC: | H63 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Symmetry of the Voices in Indonesian, Balinese, Totoli, and Tagalog -- 3 Linking Semantic Arguments to Syntax -- 4 Coreness, Obliqueness, and the Status of the Passive Actor -- 5 A Modified LFG Approach to Linking -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index of subjects. |