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Description for Ergativity
Hardback. Focuses on the formal expression of the range and limits of ergativity. This book contains articles that apply the theoretical tools to the area of ergativity, and explore the issues that emerge. It investigates the languages that include Basque, Georgian, and Hindi. Series: Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1228.
This volume presents a collection of papers on the enticing and complex theme of Ergativity. The papers exemplify theoretical depth applied to a wide range of languages, with the majority of papers based on original fieldwork. Ergativity refers to a grammatical pattern in which the logical subject of intransitive clauses and the logical object of transitive clauses share some grammatical features, and in this respect differ from transitive subjects. The shared features are often case and/or agreement, but a variety of other relevant features have also been isolated in the literature. The ergative pattern contrasts with that found in accusative ... Read more
This volume presents a collection of papers on the enticing and complex theme of Ergativity. The papers exemplify theoretical depth applied to a wide range of languages, with the majority of papers based on original fieldwork. Ergativity refers to a grammatical pattern in which the logical subject of intransitive clauses and the logical object of transitive clauses share some grammatical features, and in this respect differ from transitive subjects. The shared features are often case and/or agreement, but a variety of other relevant features have also been isolated in the literature. The ergative pattern contrasts with that found in accusative ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402041860
SKU
V9781402041860
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Ergativity
From the reviews: "...an important and valuable resource due to two factors: (i) its theoretical import concerning issues related to ergativity, and (ii) data from many endangered languages, often coming from the author's own fieldwork." (Patrycja Jablonska, LinguistList 19.2107)