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Symmetrical voice and linking in Western Austronesian languages.

This book is an in-depth study of the voice systems of Totoli, Balinese, Indonesian, and Tagalog, which shows that the symmetrical nature of these systems poses a problem to current linking theories. It provides an analysis of symmetrical linking within two grammatical theories (LFG & RRG) and d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Riesberg, Sonja
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, 2014.
Colección:Pacific linguistics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book is an in-depth study of the voice systems of Totoli, Balinese, Indonesian, and Tagalog, which shows that the symmetrical nature of these systems poses a problem to current linking theories. It provides an analysis of symmetrical linking within two grammatical theories (LFG & RRG) and develops a modified LFG linking mechanism that sheds light on the differences as well as the similarities of symmetrical and asymmetrical voice systems.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781614518716
1614518718
9781501500664
150150066X