Voice and inversion /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Givón, Talmy, 1936-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1994.
Colección:Typological studies in language ; v. 28.
Temas:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Voice.
Pragmatics.
Semantics.
Typology (Linguistics)
Semantics
Voix (Linguistique)
Pragmatique.
Sémantique.
Typologie (Linguistique)
pragmatics.
semantics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 410 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9789027276551
9027276552
1283312778
9781283312776
9786613312778
6613312770

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