Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 380 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 758 g
Continuity and Change in Form and Meaning
Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 380 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 758 g
Reihe: Endangered and Lesser-Studied Languages and Dialects
ISBN: 978-90-04-73712-9
Verlag: Brill
Applicative constructions are a distinctive grammatical feature of the Austronesian languages of western Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. Applicatives in these languages show varied syntactic and semantic properties, and are closely connected to causativization, aspectual meanings, and symmetrical voice. As a result, they do not fit neatly into 'canonincal' patterns for applicatives. This book adopts a construction-based, typologically-grounded approach, treating applicatives as pairings of form and meaning. Data from 85 languages is analyzed systematically, combining careful description with quantitative methods and extensive use of geomapping to explore the diverse properties of applicatives in this region and their diachronic development
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Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgments
List of Figures and Maps
List of Tables
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1 Introduction 11 What are Applicatives? 12 Why Study Applicatives in Languages of West Nusantara? 13 Background and Sources of Data 14 Scope of the Study 15 Previous Research on Applicatives in West Nusantara Languages 16 Framework and Assumptions 17 Content and Structure
2 Case Study: Sundanese Applicatives 21 The Sundanese Language and Community 22 Basic Morphosyntax 23 Overview of Applicative Morphology 24 Locative-selecting Constructions Marked with -an 25 Theme- and Instrument-selecting Constructions Marked with -keun 26 Beneficiary-selecting Constructions Marked with pang- -keun 27 Beneficiary-selecting Constructions Marked with -keun 28 Other Applicative Constructions 29 Other AM-marked Constructions 210 Summary and Discussion
3 Towards a Typologically-grounded, Constructional Approach to Applicatives 31 What are Applicatives? 32 Problematic Constructions and Their Significance 33 Constructional Approaches as a Lens for West Nusantara Applicative Systems 34 On the Problem of Philippine-type Voice in a Study of Applicatives 35 On the Relationship between Serial Verb Constructions and Applicatives 36 West Nusantara Applicatives in Typological Perspective
4 The Distribution of Applicatives in West Nusantara Languages: A Bird’s Eye View 41 Establishing the Basic Distribution 42 Properties Considered in the Survey 43 Overview of Results and Multivariable Analysis 44 Detailed Results for Structural Properties 45 Location and Genetic Affiliation 46 Summary and Implications
5 Interpreting Distributional Patterns through Geographic Typology 51 Sumatra and the Barrier Islands 52 Java and Madura 53 The Lesser Sundas 54 Mainland Southeast Asia and Peninsular Malaysia 55 Borneo and the Southern Philippines 56 Sulawesi 57 Summary of Major Findings
6 Properties of Applicative Constructions and their Distribution in West Nusantara 61 Distribution of Function and Form 62 Properties of ACs and AMs Considered in the Survey 63 Forms Marking Pivot-selecting Constructions 64 Forms Marking Pivot-neutral Constructions 65 Polyfunctionality of West Nusantara Applicative Morphemes 66 Comparative and Other Degree Constructions 67 Syntactic Properties of Applicative Constructions 68 Summary of Findings and Implications
7 A Functional Typology of Applicative Constructions in Languages of West Nusantara 71 Introduction 72 Sampling of Languages 73 Basic Morphosyntax 74 Applicative Morphology 75 Beneficiaries and Recipients 76 Instruments and Themes 77 Goals and locations 78 Circumstantial and Comitative Roles 79 Other Applied Phrases 710 Aspect, Intensity and Other Semantic Effects 711 Causative AM-marked Constructions 712 Applicatives and Voice 713 Summary of Findings
8 Conclusion
Appendix 1: Language Sample for Typological Survey
Appendix 2: Questionnaires Used in the Typological Survey
Appendix 3: Database for Typological Survey
References
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