The Oxford Handbook of Ergativity

Autor

Jessica Coon

Editura

Oxford University Press

An publicare

2017

Nr. Pagini

1296

ISBN

9780198739371

Categorii

Lingvistica Stiinte Limba Contemporana Gramatica Sintaxa

Descriere

This volume examines the phenomenon of ergativity, a grammatical patterning whereby direct objects are in some way treated like intransitive subjects, to the exclusion of transitive subjects. It includes theoretical approaches from generative, typological, and functional paradigms, as well as 16 language-specific case studies.