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1 online resource (viii, 410 pages). |
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Typological studies in language ; 28
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Typological studies in language ; v. 28.
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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VOICE AND INVERSION; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Abbreviations; I. INTRODUCTION; The pragmatics of de-transitive voice: Functional and typological aspects of inversion*; II. MORPHOLOGICAL INVERSES; Passives and inverse constructions; The discourse function of the Kutenai inverse1; Direct, inverse and passive in Northwest Sahaptin*; The inverse in Squamish; De-transitive clauses in Bella Coola:Passive vs. Inverse; APPENDIX: The diachronic development of the Bella Coola morphology; The pragmatics of de-transitive voice in Spanish: From passive to inverse? |
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Semantic and pragmatic inverse: 'Inverse alignment' and inverse voice' in Carib of SurinamIII. WORD-ORDER INVERSES; The pragmatics of Modern Greek voice: Active, inverse and passive; The pragmatics of voice in Korean; Active, inverse and passive in Maasai; The pragmatics of voice in a Philippine language: Actor-focus and goal-focus in Cebuano narrative; Voice and ergativity in Karao. |
| Summary |
This collection aims first to establish a structure-independent, language-independent definition of pragmatic voice, and more specifically then a universal functional definition of "inverse". The grammar and pragmatic function of the four major voice constructions -- direct-active, inverse, passive, antipassive -- are surveyed using narrative texts from 14 languages: Koyukon (Athabascan), Plains Cree (Algonquian), Chepang (Tibeto-Burman), Squamish and Bella Coola (Salish), Sahaptin (Sahaptian), Kutenai (isolate), Surinam Carib (Carib), Spanish and Greek (Indo-European), Korean, Maasai (Nilotic). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Voice.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Voice. |
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Pragmatics.
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Pragmatics. |
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Semantics.
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Semantics. |
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Typology (Linguistics)
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Typology (Linguistics) |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Givón, Talmy, 1936-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Givón, T. Voice and Inversion. Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, ©1994 9789027229175 |
| ISBN |
9789027276551 (electronic book) |
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9027276552 (electronic book) |
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1283312778 |
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9781283312776 |
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