Nuger Building Predicates

The View from Palauan
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-28682-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 92, 330 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the syntax of Palauan that will appeal to anyone interested in Austronesian languages or formal syntactic and morphological theory. This volume proposes that words in Palauan are not drawn directly from a mental lexicon, but are instead composed at least partially in the syntax.  Using original data from syntactic constructions not previously explored in the language, the author entertains several competing theories of word formation and highlights the compatible and incompatible aspects of each, through an exploration into new corners of Palauan syntax and morphology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nuger, Justin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Setting the Stage.- 2. The Morphosyntactic Encoding of Subjects.- 3. Licensing Internal Arguments.- 4. Idioms and Lexical Insertion.- 5. From Roots to Words to Predicates.- 6. Changing Categories.- 7. Overall Conclusions.- Appendix: Remarks on the Palauan Data.- Name Index.- Palauan Predicate Index.- Subject Index.