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Complex Predicates in Oceanic Languages: Studies in the Dynamics of Binding and Boundness Contributor(s): Bril, Isabelle (Editor), Ozanne-Rivierre, Françoise (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3110181886 ISBN-13: 9783110181883 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2004 Click for more in this series: Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [Ealt] |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
Dewey: 499 |
Age Level: 22 |
Grade Level: 17 |
Series: Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [Ealt] |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.66 lbs) 409 pages |
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Publisher Description: This volume provides new data for typological studies and contributes a detailed investigation of the "nuclear" type of complex predicates in Oceanic languages. This VV pattern may correspond to two different syntactic structures, either co-ranking or hierarchized (head-modifier). It appears to be compatible with all types of basic word orders, thus contradicting the generalizations which correlate "nuclear" serialization with verb-final order. Part 1 contains two synthetic articles on the research of serial verbs in Austronesian languages, as well as detailed case studies of complex predicates in various Oceanic languages. Part 2 concentrates on some processes leading to the grammaticalization of serialized verbs into clitics or adpositions. |
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