Voice and v : lessons from Acehnese / Julie Anne Legate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Legate, Julie Anne, 1972-

Series:

Linguistic Inquiry Monographs

Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 69

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Achinese language--Voice.

Achinese language.

Achinese language--Syntax.

Achinese language--Grammar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA ; London, England : The MIT Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Voice and V' investigates the syntactic structure of voice, using Acehnese as the empirical starting point. A central claim is that voice is encoded in a functional projection, VoiceP, which is distinct from, and higher than, vP. The book further claims that VoiceP may be associated with phi-features that semantically restrict the external argument position but do not saturate it. Through minor variations in the properties of VoiceP, a wide range of non-canonical voice constructions are explained.

Contents:

Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Passive Voice; 3 Object Voice; 4 A Cline of Passives; 5 Voice and Causatives; 6 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index; Series List

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

0-262-32055-X

OCLC:

894554872