Reciprocals and reflexives : theoretical and typological explorations / edited by Ekkehard Konig, Volker Gast.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

König, Ekkehard.

Gast, Volker.

Series:

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 192.

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs, 1861-4302 ; 192

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Reciprocals.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Reflexives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (662 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of original papers is a representative survey of recent theoretical and cross-linguistic work on reciprocity and reflexivity. Its most remarkable feature is its combination of formal approaches, case studies on individual languages and broad typological surveys in one volume, showing that the interaction of formal approaches to grammar and typology may lead to new insights and results for both fields. Among the major issues addressed in this volume are the following: How can our current knowledge about the space and limits of variation in the relevant domain be captured in a structural typology of reciprocity? What light can such a typology shed on the facts of particular languages or groups of languages (e.g. Austronesian)? How can recent descriptive and typological insights be incorporated into a revised and more adequate version of the Binding Theory? How do verbal semantics, argument structure and reciprocal markers interact? How can we explain the pervasive patterns of ambiguity observable in these two domains, especially the use of the same forms both as reflexive and reciprocal markers? What are the major sources in the historical development of reciprocal markers? This combination of large-scale typological surveys with in-depth studies of particular languages provides new answers to old questions and raises important new questions for future research.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Abbreviations and glosses

Reciprocity and reflexivity - description, typology and theory

Reciprocal constructions: Towards a structural typology

Constructions expressing middle, reflexive and reciprocal situations in some Oceanic languages

The intersection between reflexives and reciprocals: A grammaticalization perspective

Reflexive encoding of reciprocity: Cross-linguistic and language-internal variation

Distinguishing reciprocals from reflexives in Kuuk Thaayorre

Valency-changing operations in Wolof and the notion of "co-participation"

On reciprocal and reflexive uses of anaphors in German and other European languages

Thoughts on the origin, progress, and pronominal status of reciprocal forms in Germanic, occasioned by those of Bavarian

Irreducible symmetry in reciprocal constructions

The inherently reflexive and the inherently reciprocal predicate in Hungarian: Each to their own argument structure

The Syntax of Reciprocal Verbs: An Overview

Anaphoric dependencies: How are they encoded? Towards a derivation-based typology

Domain restrictions on reciprocal interpretation

A binding theory exempt anaphor

From intensive to reflexive: The prosodic factor

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613396624

9781283396622

1283396629

9783110199147

3110199149

OCLC:

476206248