Salish applicative s by Kaoru Kiyosawa and Donna B. Gerdts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kiyosawa, Kaoru.

Contributor:

Gerdts, Donna B.

Series:

Brill's studies in the indigenous languages of the Americas ; v. 1.

Brill eBook titles 2011

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salishan languages--Grammar.

Salishan languages.

Salishan languages--Morphology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (414 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a comprehensive view of the morphology, syntax, and semantics of applicatives in Salish, a language family of northwestern North America. Applicative constructions, found in many polysynthetic languages, cast a semantically peripheral noun phrase as direct object. Drawing upon primary and secondary data from twenty Salish languages, the authors catalog the relationship between the form and function of seventeen applicative suffixes. The semantic role of the associated noun phrase and the verb class of the base are crucial factors in differentiating applicatives. Salish languages have two types of applicatives: relationals are formed on intransitive bases and redirectives on transitive ones. The historical development and discourse function of Salish applicatives are elucidated and placed in typological perspective.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts

Chapter One. Introduction / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts

Chapter Two. The Morphosyntax Of Salish Applicatives / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts

Chapter Three. Relational Applicatives / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts

Chapter Four. Redirective Applicatives / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts

Chapter Five. Exceptional Applicative Suffixes / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts

Chapter Six. A Closer Look At Transitive Marking / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts

Chapter Seven. Combinatory Properties Of Applicatives / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts

Chapter Eight. Discourse Functions Of Salish Applicatives / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts

Chapter Nine. Cross-Linguistic Perspectives / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts

Chapter Ten. Conclusion / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts

Bibliography / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts

Indices / K. Kiyosawa and D. Gerdts.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613119544

9781283119542

1283119544

9789004185401

9004185402

OCLC:

727944953

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004183933.i-394 DOI