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This volume intends to fill the gap in the grammaticalization
studies setting as its goal the systematic description of
grammaticalization processes in genealogically and structurally
diverse languages. To address the problem of the limitations of the
secondary sources for grammaticalization studies, the editors rely
on sketches of grammaticalization phenomena from experts in
individual languages guided by a typological questionnaire.
Earlier empirical studies on valency have looked at the phenomenon
either in individual languages or a small range of languages, or
have concerned themselves with only small subparts of valency (e.g.
transitivity, ditransitive constructions), leaving a lacuna that
the present volume aims to fill by considering a wide range of
valency phenomena across 30 languages from different parts of the
world. The individual-language studies, each written by a
specialist or group of specialists on that language and covering
both valency patterns and valency alternations, are based on a
questionnaire (reproduced in the volume) and an on-line freely
accessible database, thus guaranteeing comparability of
cross-linguistic results. In addition, introductory chapters
provide the background to the project and discuss its main
characteristics and selected results, while a series of featured
articles by leading scholars who helped shape the field provide an
outside perspective on the volume's approach. The volume is
essential reading for anyone interested in valency and argument
structure, irrespective of theoretical persuasion, and will serve
as a model for future descriptive studies of valency in individual
languages.
This volume intends to fill the gap in the grammaticalization
studies setting as its goal the systematic description of
grammaticalization processes in genealogically and structurally
diverse languages. To address the problem of the limitations of the
secondary sources for grammaticalization studies, the editors rely
on sketches of grammaticalization phenomena from experts in
individual languages guided by a typological questionnaire.
Earlier empirical studies on valency have looked at the phenomenon
either in individual languages or a small range of languages, or
have concerned themselves with only small subparts of valency (e.g.
transitivity, ditransitive constructions), leaving a lacuna that
the present volume aims to fill by considering a wide range of
valency phenomena across 30 languages from different parts of the
world. The individual-language studies, each written by a
specialist or group of specialists on that language and covering
both valency patterns and valency alternations, are based on a
questionnaire (reproduced in the volume) and an on-line freely
accessible database, thus guaranteeing comparability of
cross-linguistic results. In addition, introductory chapters
provide the background to the project and discuss its main
characteristics and selected results, while a series of featured
articles by leading scholars who helped shape the field provide an
outside perspective on the volume's approach. The volume is
essential reading for anyone interested in valency and argument
structure, irrespective of theoretical persuasion, and will serve
as a model for future descriptive studies of valency in individual
languages.
This rich volume deals comprehensively with cross-linguistic
variation in the morphosyntax of ditransitive constructions:
constructions formed with verbs (like give) that take Agent, Theme
and Recipient arguments. For the first time, a broadly
cross-linguistic perspective is adopted. The present volume,
consisting of an overview article and twenty-odd in-depth studies
of ditransitive constructions in individual languages from
different continents, arose from the conference on ditransitive
constructions held at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary
Anthropology (Leipzig) in 2007. It opens with the editors' survey
article providing an overview of cross-linguistic variation in
ditransitive constructions, followed by the questionnaire on
ditransitive constructions, compiled by the editors in order to
elicit various properties of these patterns. The editors' overview
discusses formal properties of ditransitive constructions as well
as behavioral (or syntactic) and lexical properties (i.e., the
extension of ditransitive constructions across different verb
classes). The volume includes 23 contributions describing
properties of ditransitive constructions in languages from all over
the world, written by leading experts. Care has been taken that the
contributions to the volume will be representative of structural,
geographic and genealogical diversity in the domain of ditransitive
constructions. Thus the present volume provides a unique source of
information on typological diversity of ditransitive constructions.
It is expected that it will be of central interest to all scholars
and advanced students of linguistics, especially to those working
in the field of language typology and comparative syntax.
The volume advances our understanding of the role of scales and
hierarchies across the linguistic sciences. Although scales and
hierarchies are widely assumed to play a role in the modelling of
linguistic phenomena, their status remains controversial, and it is
these controversies that the present volume tackles head-on.
This volume examines the conflicting factors that shape the content
and form of grammatical rules in language usage. Speakers and
addressees need to contend with these rules when expressing
themselves and when trying to comprehend messages. For example,
there are on-going competitions between the speaker's interests and
the addressee's needs, or between constraints imposed by grammar
and those imposed by online processing. These competitions
influence a wide variety of systems, including case marking,
agreement and word order, politeness forms, lexical choices, and
the position of relative clauses. Chapters in the book analyse
grammar and usage in adult language as well as first and second
language acquisition, and the motivations that drive historical
change. Several of the chapters seek explanations for the
competitions involved, based on earlier accounts including the
Competition Model, Natural Morphology, the functional-typological
tradition, and Optimality Theory. The book will be of interest to
linguists from a wide variety of backgrounds, particularly those
interested in psycholinguistics, historical linguistics, philosophy
of language, and language acquisition, from advanced undergraduate
level upwards.
This Handbook provides a comprehensive account of current research
on case and the morphological and syntactic phenomena associated
with it. The semantic roles and grammatical relations indicated by
case are fundamental to the whole system of language and have long
been a central concern of descriptive and theoretical linguistics.
The book opens with the editors' synoptic overview of the main
lines of research in the field, which sets out the main issues,
challenges, and debates. Some sixty scholars from all over the
world then report on the state of play in theoretical, typological,
diachronic, and psycholinguistic research. They assess
cross-linguistic work on case and case-systems and evaluate a
variety of theoretical approaches. They examine current issues and
debates from historical, areal, socio-linguistic, and
psycholinguistic perspectives. The final part of the book consists
of a set of overviews of case systems representative of some of the
world's major language families.
The book includes a detailed index and bibliography as well as
copious cross-references. It will be of central interest to all
scholars and advanced students of syntax and morphology as well as
to those working in associated subjects in semantics, typology, and
psycholinguistics.
This Handbook provides a comprehensive account of current research
on case and the morphological and syntactic phenomena associated
with it. The semantic roles and grammatical relations indicated by
case are fundamental to the whole system of language and have long
been a central concern of descriptive and theoretical linguistics.
The book opens with the editors' synoptic overview of the main
lines of research in the field, which sets out the main issues,
challenges, and debates. Some sixty scholars from all over the
world then report on the state of play in theoretical, typological,
diachronic, and psycholinguistic research. They assess
cross-linguistic work on case and case-systems and evaluate a
variety of theoretical approaches. They examine current issues and
debates from historical, areal, socio-linguistic, and
psycholinguistic perspectives. The final part of the book consists
of a set of overviews of case systems representative of some of the
world's major language families.
The book includes a detailed index and bibliography as well as
copious cross-references. It will be of central interest to all
scholars and advanced students of syntax and morphology as well as
to those working in associated subjects in semantics, typology, and
psycholinguistics.
TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new
perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes
state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across
theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new
insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary
perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for
cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in
its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards
linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as
well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for
a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the
ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes
monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes,
which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from
different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality
standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.
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