Reciprocals and semantic typology / edited by Nicholas Evans ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Evans, Nicholas, 1956-

Series:

Typological studies in language ; v. 98.

Typological studies in language (TSL), 0167-7373 ; v. 98

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semantics.

Typology (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reciprocals are an increasingly hot topic in linguistic research. This reflects the intersection of several factors: the semantic and syntactic complexity of reciprocal constructions, their centrality to some key points of linguistic theorizing (such as Binding Conditions on anaphors within Government and Binding Theory), and the centrality of reciprocity to theories of social structure, human evolution and social cognition. No existing work, however, tackles the question of exactly what reciprocal constructions mean cross-linguistically. Is there a single, Platonic 'reciprocal' meaning found

Contents:

Reciprocals and Semantic Typology; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: Reciprocals and semantic typology; 2. The semantics of reciprocal constructions across languages; 3. Semantics of Khoekhoe reciprocal constructions; 4. Reciprocal constructions in English: Each other and beyond; 5. Reciprocal constructions in Indo-Pakistani Sign Language; 6. Mundari reciprocals; 7. Description of reciprocal situations in Lao; 8. Reciprocal constructions in Mah Meri; 9. The coding of reciprocal events in Jahai

10. Reciprocals in Yélî Dnye, the Papuan language of Rossel Island11. Reciprocals in Rotokas; 12. Expression of reciprocity in Savosavo; 13. To have and have not: Kilivila reciprocals; 14. Strategies for encoding reciprocity in Mawng; 15. Reciprocal-marked and marked reciprocal events in Kuuk Thaayorre; 16. Reciprocal constructions in Olutec; 17. Reciprocal constructions in Tsafiki; 18. Reciprocal constructions in Hup; 19. Reciprocals and semantic typology: Some concluding remarks; Addresses; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613234476

9781283234474

1283234475

9789027286628

9027286620

OCLC:

747410570