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Noun-modifying clause constructions in languages of Eurasia : rethinking theoretical and geographical boundaries / edited by Yoshiko Matsumoto, Bernard Comrie, Peter Sells.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Typological studies in language ; v. 116.
- Typological studies in language (TSL) ; volume 116
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grammar, Comparative and general--Relative clauses.
- Grammar, Comparative and general.
- Grammar, Comparative and general--Noun phrase.
- Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.
- Languages in contact--Eurasia.
- Languages in contact.
- Language and languages.
- Eurasia--Languages.
- Eurasia.
- Typology (Linguistics).
- Physical Description:
- vi, 381 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2017]
- Summary:
- This volume presents a cross-linguistic investigation of clausal noun-modifying constructions in genetically varied languages of Eurasia. Contrary to a common premise that, in any language, adnominal clauses that share some features of relative clauses constitute a structurally distinct construction, some languages of Eurasia exhibit a General Noun-Modifying Clause Construction (GNMCC) -- a single construction covering a wide range of semantic relations between the head noun and the clause. Through in-depth examination of naturally-occurring and elicited data from Ainu, languages of the Caucasus (e.g. Ingush, Georgian, Bezhta, Hinuq), Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Nenets, Sino-Tibetan languages (e.g. Cantonese, Mandarin, Rawang), and Turkic languages (e.g. Turkish, Sakha), the chapters discuss whether or not the language in question exhibits a GNMCC and the range of noun modification covered by such a construction. The findings afford us new facts, new theoretical perspectives and the first step toward a more global assessment of the possibilities for GNMCCs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Noun-modifying clause constructions in languages of Eurasia.
- ISBN:
- 9789027206978
- 902720697X
- OCLC:
- 960841317
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