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Title Morphosyntactic categories and the expression of possession / edited by Kersti Börjars, David Denison, Alan Scott.

Publication Info. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 341 pages :) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, 0166-0829 ; v. 199
Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 199.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary In this paper we compare two ways of expressing possession in the Indo-Aryan language Urdu. While the genitive case marker can be analyzed as a clitic in a relatively straightforward way, the ezafe construction poses a challenge when it comes to its classification as either a phrasal affix or clitic. Samvelian (2007) analyzes Persian ezafe as a phrasal affix that is generated within the morphological component, rejecting a postlexical analysis. After taking a look at the data for both constructions, we challenge Samvelian's view of ezafe and explore the possibilities for t.
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Subject Grammar, Comparative and general -- Possessives.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Possessives.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Morphosyntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Morphosyntax.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Börjars, Kersti.
Denison, David, 1950-
Scott, Alan (Alan K.)
Other Form: Print version: 9781283970846 (DLC) 2012035401
ISBN 9789027273000 (electronic book)
9027273006 (electronic book)
9027255822
9789027255822
9781283970846
1283970848
9789027255822 (alkaline paper)