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This book is about recurrent functions of applicative morphology
not included in typologically-oriented definitions. Based on
substantial cross-linguistic evidence, it challenges received
wisdom on applicatives in several ways. First, in many of the
surveyed languages, applicatives are the sole means to introduce a
non-Actor semantic role into a clause. When there is an alternative
way of expression, the applicative counterpart often has no
valence-increasing effect on the targeted root. Second, applicative
morphology can introduce constituents which are not syntactic
objects and/or co-occur with obliques. Third, functions such as
conveying aspectual nuances to the predicate (intensity,
repetition, habituality) or its arguments (partitive P, highly
individuated P), narrow-focusing constituents, and functioning as
category-changing devices are attested in geographically distant
and genetically unrelated languages. Further, this volume reveals
that spatial-related morphology is prone to developing applicative
functions in disparate languages and phyla. Finally, several
contributions discuss the diachrony of applicative constructions
and their (non-syntactic) attested functions, including a case of
applicatives-in-the-making.
The grammatical category of voice covers a wide range of phenomena,
including causatives, applicatives, passives, antipassives,
middles, and others. Drawing on data from over 200 languages,
Fernando Zuniga and Seppo Kittila illustrate the semantic,
morphological, and syntactic variation of voice across languages
from a range of families and regions. They approach the topic from
a broad and explicit perspective, and discuss a variety of topics
that are not always regarded as voice, in order to make a clear and
useful conceptual delimitation. Clearly organized and accessibly
written, the book will be welcomed by students and scholars of
linguistics, especially those interested in how grammatical
categories work.
The grammatical category of voice covers a wide range of phenomena,
including causatives, applicatives, passives, antipassives,
middles, and others. Drawing on data from over 200 languages,
Fernando Zuniga and Seppo Kittila illustrate the semantic,
morphological, and syntactic variation of voice across languages
from a range of families and regions. They approach the topic from
a broad and explicit perspective, and discuss a variety of topics
that are not always regarded as voice, in order to make a clear and
useful conceptual delimitation. Clearly organized and accessibly
written, the book will be welcomed by students and scholars of
linguistics, especially those interested in how grammatical
categories work.
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