| Description |
xvi, 465 p. : maps. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-452) and indexes. |
| Contents |
The study of semantic alignment / Soren Wichmann -- Semantic alignment systems / Mark Donohue -- Split intransitives, experiencer objects, and transimpersonal constructions / Andrej Malchukov -- Thematic roles, event structure, and argument encoding in semantically aligned languages / Peter M. Arkadiev -- Why are stative-active languages rare in Eurasia? / Johanna Nichols -- Losing semantic alignment / Edward J. Vajda -- Intransitive split in tundra nenets, or how much semantics can hide behind syntactic alignment / Olesya Khanina -- From ergative case marking to semantic case marking / Gontzal Aldai -- The semantics of semantic alignment in eastern Indonesia / Marian Klamer -- The rise and fall of semantic alignment in North Halmahera, Indonesia / Gary Holton -- Verb classification in Amis / Naomi Tsukida -- The emergence of agentive systems in core argument marking / Marianne Mithun -- Argument dereferentialization in Lakhota / Regina Pustet and David Rood -- The emergence of active/stative alignment in Otomi / Enrique L. Palancar -- Voice and transitivity in Guarani / Maura Velazquez-Castillo -- Agreement in two Arawak languages / Swintha Danielsen and Tania Granadillo -- Affectedness and viewpoint in Pilaga (Guaykuruan) / Alejandra Vidal. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Semantics.
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Typology (Linguistics)
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Donohue, Mark, 1967-
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Wichmann, Sren, 1964-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780199238385 (alk. paper) |
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0199238383 (alk. paper) |
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