The Grammar of Inalienability : A Typological Perspective on Body Part Terms and the Part-Whole Relation / Hilary Chappell, William McGregor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chappell, Hilary, editor.

McGregor, William, 1952- editor.

Series:

Empirical approaches to language typology ; 14.

Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT] ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Possessives.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Human anatomy--Nomenclature (Popular).

Human anatomy.

Language and culture.

Semantics, Comparative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (948 pages)

Edition:

Reprint 2011

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Research on language universals and research on linguistic typology are not antagonistic, but rather complementary approaches to the same fundamental problem: the relationship between the amazing diversity of languages and the profound unity of language. Only if the true extent of typological divergence is recognized can universal laws be formulated. In recent years it has become more and more evident that a broad range of languages of radically different types must be carefully analyzed before general theories are possible. Typological comparison of this kind is now at the centre of linguistic research. The series empirical approaches to language typology presents a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. The distinctive feature of the series is its markedly empirical orientation. All conclusions to be reached are the result of a deepened study of empirical data. General problems are focused on from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups, or language samples. Special emphasis is given to the analysis of phenomena from little known languages, which shed new light on long-standing problems in general linguistics. The series is open to contributions from different theoretical persuasions. It thus reflects the methodological pluralism that characterizes the present situation. Care is taken that all volumes be accessible to every linguist and, moreover, to every reader specializing in some domain related to human language. A deeper understanding of human language in general, based on a detailed analysis of typological diversity among individual languages, is fundamental for many sciences, not only for linguists. Therefore, this series has proven to be indispensable in every research library, be it public or private, which has a specialization in language and the language sciences. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Dedication

Preface

Map

Contents

Part I: Introduction

Prolegomena to a theory of inalienability / Chappell, Hilary / McGregor, William

The expression of concepts of the personal domain and indivisibility in Indo-European languages / Bally, Charles

Part II: Languages of Australia

The syntax and semantics of body part incorporation in Mayali / Evans, Nicholas

Body parts in Warray / Harvey, Mark

"My face am burning!": quasi-passive, body parts, and related issues in Yawuru grammar and cultural concepts / Hosokawa, Komei

Body parts and possession in Anindilyakwa / Leeding, Velma J.

The grammar of nominal prefixing in Nyulnyul / McGregor, William

Body parts, possession marking and nominal classes in Ndjébbana / McKay, Graham R.

Body parts in Murrinh-Patha: incorporation, grammar and metaphor / Walsh, Michael

Part III: Languages of the Pacific

Inalienable possession in Paamese grammar / Crowley, Terry

Body parts in Tinrin / Osumi, Midori

Part IV: Languages of Asia

Inalienability and the personal domain in Mandarin Chinese discourse / Chappell, Hilary

Where do you feel? - Stative verbs and body-part terms in Mainland Southeast Asia / Clark, Marybeth

The possession cline in Japanese and other languages / Tsunoda, Tasaku

Part V: Languages of North America

Multiple reflections of inalienability in Mohawk / Mithun, Marianne

On the grammar of body parts in Koyukon Athabaskan / Thompson, Chad

Part VI: Languages of Europe

Degenerate cases of body parts in Middle Dutch / Burridge, Kate

Inalienability and topicality in Romanian: Pragma-semantics of syntax / Manoliu-Manea, Maria

The dative and the grammar of body parts in German / Neumann, Dorothea

Part VII: Languages of Africa

Body parts in Ewe grammar / Ameka, Felix

Body parts in Acholi: alienable and inalienable distinctions and extended uses / Bavin, Edith L

The syntax of body parts in Haya / Hyman, Larry M.

Part VIII: Bibliography

Bibliography on inalienability / Chappell, Hilary / McGregor, William

Authors' Adresses

Subject Index

Language Index

Author Index

Notes:

Based on papers presented at a workshop on "Body in parts in grammar," held during the Australian Linguistic Society Annual Conference at the University of New England in August 1988.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [893]-911) and indexes.

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

ISBN:

9783110822137

311082213X

OCLC:

979883167