Reflexive Constructions In The World S Languages
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Reflexive constructions in the world s languages
Author | : Katarzyna Janic,Nicoletta Puddu,Martin Haspelmath |
Publsiher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 890 |
Release | : 2023-07-11 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9783985540693 |
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This landmark publication brings together 27 papers on reflexive constructions in languages from around the world, covering all continents and diverse language types. The volume also contains three overview papers and a questionnaire. Even though reflexive constructions have often been discussed from a variety of angles, this is the first edited volume of its kind. All the chapters are based on original data collected by the authors, and they are broadly comparable through careful terminological usage, even though each paper is primarily based on language-internal evidence. The volume also contains two introductory chapters by the editors that set the stage and lay out the main comparative concepts, as well as one concluding chapter that presents generalizations.
Reflexive constructions in the world s languages
Author | : Katarzyna Janic,Nicoletta Puddu,Martin Haspelmath |
Publsiher | : Language Science Press |
Total Pages | : 888 |
Release | : 2023-07-11 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9783961104116 |
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This landmark publication brings together 28 papers on reflexive constructions in languages from all continents, representing very diverse language types. While reflexive constructions have been discussed in the past from a variety of angles, this is the first edited volume of its kind. All the chapters are based on original data, and they are broadly comparable through a common terminological framework. The volume opens with two introductory chapters by the editors that set the stage and lay out the main comparative concepts, and it concludes with a chapter presenting generalizations on the basis of the studies of individual languages.
Applicative Constructions in the World s Languages
Author | : Fernando Zuniga,Denis Creissels |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 1297 |
Release | : 2024-01-29 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9783110731095 |
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This book presents a state-of-the-art cross-linguistic survey of applicative constructions in the functional-typological tradition. An introductory section sets the terminological and analytical stage, presents the methodology used by the different chapters, and provides a typological outlook. The individual contributions address the morphological, syntactic and semantic variation of applicatives, as well as their discourse-pragmatic function. They cover all major language families and some isolates that feature some illuminating version of the phenomenon, paying special attention to language-internal variation and unity. The phenomena surveyed range from those instances usually considered canonical (valency-increasing, syntactically and semantically predictable, productive, dedicated, and optional) to those occasionally understudied in descriptive works and frequently neglected in comparative studies (valency-neutral, rather unpredictable, lexicalized, syncretic, and/or obligatory).
The Typology of Reflexives
Author | : Emma Geniusiené |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 457 |
Release | : 2011-11-21 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9783110859119 |
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Research on language universals and research on linguistic typology are not antagonistic, but rather complementary approaches to the same fundamental problem: the relationship between the amazing diversity of languages and the profound unity of language. Only if the true extent of typological divergence is recognized can universal laws be formulated. In recent years it has become more and more evident that a broad range of languages of radically different types must be carefully analyzed before general theories are possible. Typological comparison of this kind is now at the centre of linguistic research. The series empirical approaches to language typology presents a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. The distinctive feature of the series is its markedly empirical orientation. All conclusions to be reached are the result of a deepened study of empirical data. General problems are focused on from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups, or language samples. Special emphasis is given to the analysis of phenomena from little known languages, which shed new light on long-standing problems in general linguistics. The series is open to contributions from different theoretical persuasions. It thus reflects the methodological pluralism that characterizes the present situation. Care is taken that all volumes be accessible to every linguist and, moreover, to every reader specializing in some domain related to human language. A deeper understanding of human language in general, based on a detailed analysis of typological diversity among individual languages, is fundamental for many sciences, not only for linguists. Therefore, this series has proven to be indispensable in every research library, be it public or private, which has a specialization in language and the language sciences. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.
Reciprocal Constructions
Author | : Vladimir P. Nedjalkov |
Publsiher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 2249 |
Release | : 2007-11-06 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9789027291714 |
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This monograph constitutes the first comprehensive investigation of reciprocal constructions and related phenomena in the world’s languages. Reciprocal constructions (of the type The two boys hit each other, The poets admire each other’s poems) have often been the subject of language-particular studies, but it is only in this work that a truly global comparative picture emerges. Nine stage-setting chapters dealing with general and theoretical matters are followed by 40 chapters containing in-depth descriptions of reciprocals in individual languages by renowned specialists. The introductory papers provide a conceptual and terminological framework that allows the authors of the individual chapters to characterize their languages in comparable terms, making it easy for the reader to see points of commonality between languages and constructions that have never been compared before. This set of volumes is an indispensable starting point and will be a lasting reference work for any future studies of reciprocals.
Reflexive Language
Author | : John A. Lucy |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 1993-03-04 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780521351645 |
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These innovative essays represent a critique of those researchers in the humanities and social sciences who fail to take language seriously.
Reflexives
Author | : Zygmunt Frajzyngier,Traci Walker |
Publsiher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2000-03-15 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9789027298591 |
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The importance of reflexive markers in the study of language structure cannot be underestimated: they participate in the coding of the argument structure of a clause; in the coding of semantic relations between arguments and verbs; in the coding of the relationship between arguments; in the coding of aspect; in the coding of point of view; and in the Coding of the information structure of a clause. The present volume offers an approach to reflexive forms and functions from several perspectives: a formal approach where reflexives are discussed within a well-defined model of language representation; a typological approach; a historical approach concentrating on grammaticalization of reflexives and on the changes that pronouns and anaphors undergo; and a functionalist approach where functions of reflexive forms are described. The languages from which data were drawn represent a wide variety of language families and language types: English, Old English, Dutch, German, Tsakhur (Nakh-Dagestanian), Spanish, French, Bantu and Chadic languages. The variety of languages discussed and the different approaches taken complement each other in that each contributes an important piece to the understanding of reflexives in a cross-linguistic perspective.
The Syntax of Reflexivization
Author | : Martin Everaert |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2019-10-21 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9783110250510 |
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