Symmetrical voice and linking in western Austronesian languages / Sonja Riesberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riesberg, Sonja, author.

Series:

Pacific linguistics ; 646.

Pacific linguistics, 1448-8310 ; 646

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Austronesian languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is an in-depth study of the voice systems of Totoli, Balinese, Indonesian, and Tagalog, which shows that the symmetrical nature of these systems poses a problem to current linking theories. It provides an analysis of symmetrical linking within two grammatical theories (LFG & RRG) and develops a modified LFG linking mechanism that sheds light on the differences as well as the similarities of symmetrical and asymmetrical voice systems.

Contents:

Front matter

Acknowledgements

Contents

Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 The Symmetry of the Voices in Indonesian, Balinese, Totoli, and Tagalog

3 Linking Semantic Arguments to Syntax

4 Coreness, Obliqueness, and the Status of the Passive Actor

5 A Modified LFG Approach to Linking

6 Conclusion

Appendix

References

Index of subjects

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501500664

150150066X

9781614518716

1614518718

OCLC:

890071124