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Multiple object constructions in P'orhépecha : argument realization and valence-affecting morphology /
In Multiple Object Constructions in P'orhepecha, Capistran offers a detailed description of double and triple object clauses in P'orhepecha, a Mesoamerican isolate with a case system lacking an accusative-dative distinction. Regarding argument realization, Capistran discusses alternating c...
| Clasificación: | PM4297 C3.64 |
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2015.
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| Colección: | Brill's studies in the indigenous languages of the Americas ;
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| Sumario: | In Multiple Object Constructions in P'orhepecha, Capistran offers a detailed description of double and triple object clauses in P'orhepecha, a Mesoamerican isolate with a case system lacking an accusative-dative distinction. Regarding argument realization, Capistran discusses alternating constructions and a construction split triggered by the person hierarchy. Valence-affecting operations-applicative, causative/instrumental and part-whole lexical suffixes-are examined, highlighting the person features of applicative suffixes and the complex part-whole morphology. Capistran's analysis demonstrates that in P'orhepecha most object coding properties show a neutral pattern, while all behavioral properties present asymmetries that shape a secundative pattern or PO/SO alignment. Capistran argues that the strong tendency in P'orhepecha to determine PO selection according to a thematic ranking helps explain the (un)grammaticality of tritransitive constructions. |
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| Descripción Física: | xvii, 340 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas: (p.[319]-333) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9789004288331 9004288333 |