Switch reference 2.0 / edited by Rik van Gijn, Jeremy Hammond.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gijn, Rik van, editor.

Hammond, Jeremy, editor.

Series:

Typological studies in language ; v. 114.

Typological studies in language (TSL), 0167-7373 ; volume 114

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Switch-reference.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Agreement.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Verb.

Discourse analysis.

Typology (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

vi, 503 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2016]

Summary:

Switch reference is a grammatical process that marks a referential relationship between arguments of two (or more) verbs. Typically it has been characterized as an inflection pattern on the verb itself, encoding identity or non-identity between subject arguments separately from traditional person or number marking. In the 50 years since William Jacobsen's coinage of the term, switch reference has evolved from an exotic phenomenon found in a handful of lesser-known languages to a widespread feature found in geographically and linguistically unconnected parts of the world. The growing body of information on the topic raises new theoretical and empirical questions about the development, functions, and nature of switch reference, as well as the internal variation between different switch-reference systems. The contributions to this volume discuss these and other questions for a wide variety of languages from all over the world, and endeavour to demonstrate the full functional and morphosyntactic range of the phenomenon.

Contents:

1 Switch reference p. 1 / Rik van Gijn

2 Some non-canonical switch reference systems and the fundamental functions of switch reference p. 55 / Hilário de Sousa

3 Is there switch-reference marking in coordinated clauses? p. 93 / Philipp Weisser

4 Takic switch reference in Uto-Aztecan perspective p. 115 / Jane H. Hill

5 Switch reference in Western South America p. 153 / Rik van Gijn

6 Switch reference systems in the Barbacoan languages and their neighbors p. 207 / Simeon Floyd; Elisabeth Norcliffe

7 The zero-marked switch-reference system of the Papuan language Iatmul p. 231 / Gerd Jendraschek

8 Discourse factors of switch-reference in Whitesands (Oceanic) p. 253 / Jeremy Hammond

9 Typologically relevant peculiarities of the switch reference system in Yukaghir p. 301 / Mark Schmalz

10 #278;ven converbs and the syntax of switch-reference p. 335 / Dejan Mati#263;

11 Chickasaw switch-reference revisited p. 377 / Pamela Munro

12 More on switch-reference in Kotiria (Wanano, East Tukano) p. 425 / Kristine Stenzel

13 Switch-reference and case-marking in Aguaruna (Jivaroan) and beyond p. 453 / Simon E. Overall

14 Target, embedding and switch-reference constructions in Kakataibo (Panoan, Peru) p. 473 / Roberto Zariquiey

15 Language Index p. 493

16 Author Index p. 495

17 Subject Index p. 499.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Switch reference 2.0

ISBN:

9789027206954

9027206953

OCLC:

949865920