Finiteness and nominalization /
This volume addresses the relation between finiteness and nominalization, which is far more complex than the simple opposition finite-nonfinite. The contributions analyze finiteness cross-linguistically from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives, focusing on a number of topics that has not bee...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Publishing Company,
[2016]
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Colección: | Typological studies in language ;
v. 113. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Finiteness and Nominalization
- Editorial page
- Title page
- LCC data
- Table of contents
- Acknowledgments
- Finiteness and nominalization
- 1. Finiteness, nominalization, and information structure
- 2. Correlation between the continuum of finiteness and the scale from dependent to independent clause
- 3. Nominalization structures and their relation to the scale of finiteness
- 4. Diachronic process: Re-finitization and finitization
- References
- Part I. Finiteness, nominalization and information structure
- Exploring finiteness and non-finiteness in Pima Bajo (Uto-Aztecan)
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Basic characteristics of the language
- 3. Finiteness in Pima Bajo
- 3.1 Illocutionary force markers and aspect morphology as finite markers
- 3.2 Finiteness and personal pronouns
- 4. Non-finiteness as a complex and scalar phenomenon
- 4.1 Nominalized verb constructions with the suffix -dam
- 4.2 The stative suffix -ka
- 4.3 The relative marker -kig
- 4.4 The non-subject or genitive-accusative pronoun
- 4.5 Subject dependent clitic pronouns and the subordinator ko
- 5. Final remarks
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Finiteness, nominalization, and information structure
- 1. Setting the stage: Nominalization, finiteness, and information structure
- 2. The three domains: Clarifications and definitions
- 3. Finiteness and nominalization (zone of overlap I)
- 4. Finiteness and information structure (zone of overlap II)
- 5. Nominalization and information structure (zone of overlap III)
- 6. Nominalization, finiteness, and information structure (zone of overlap IV)
- 7. Conclusion
- Abbreviations
- References
- Part II. Correlation between continuum of finiteness and scale from dependent to independent clause
- Finiteness in Haruai
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Finite verb forms.
- 3. Semi-finite verb forms
- 4. Non-finite verb forms
- 5. Conclusions
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Non-finite chain-medial clauses on the continuum of finiteness in Purepecha
- 1. Finiteness and chain-medial clauses: A brief introduction
- 2. Purepecha: Some basic grammatical information
- 2.1 Independent and main clauses
- 2.2 Coordination
- 2.3 Subordination
- 2.3.1 Finite subordinate clauses
- 2.3.2 Non-finite complement and purpose clauses
- 3. Chain-medial clauses in Purepecha: A continuum of ease of referential recoverability
- 3.1 Referential continuity
- 3.2 Referential predictability without ambiguity
- 3.3 The leitmotif strategy in the narrative
- 3.4 New referent
- 4. Tense-aspect-irrealis-mood continuity
- 5. Thematic continuity and a high degree of coherence
- 6. Concluding comments: Chain-medial clauses on the continuum of finiteness
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- References
- Part III. Nominalization structures and their relation to the scale of finiteness
- On the tightrope between infinitives and action nouns
- 1. Introduction: Establishing a common ground
- 2. Otomi
- 3. The nominalized complement construction
- 3.1 Semantics of the nominalized complement in the NCC
- 3.2 The complement nominalization is an action noun
- 3.3 Intransitive nominalizations
- 4. Exploring the differences between the two NCCs
- 4.1 The matrix verbs in the NCC
- 4.2 Lexical gaps in the nominalization slot of the NCC
- 4.3 The use of the NCC with respect to other structures
- 4.4 The emergence of an intransitive infinitive marker in Eastern Otomi
- 5. Conclusions
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Referential markers in Oceanic nominalized constructions
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Nominalization: Markers and functions
- 2.1 Three types of nominalization
- 2.2 Range of functions.
- 3. Tense-aspect markers in nominalized clauses
- 3.1 Occurrence of tense-aspect markers
- 3.1.1 Past tense
- 3.1.2 Perfective
- 3.1.3 Perfect
- 3.1.4 Imperfective
- 3.1.5 Progressive
- 3.1.6 Immediate
- 3.2 Constraints
- 3.2.1 Constraints on the selection of individual tense-aspect markers
- 3.2.2 The role of affixes
- 3.2.3 Constraints imposed by articles
- 3.2.4 The role of argument structure
- 4. Negation
- 4.1 Negative markers are allowed
- 4.2 Nominal negation only
- 4.3 Negative markers are not allowed
- 5. Subject plural agreement
- 6. Compatibility with adverbs
- 7. Arguments in nominalized clauses
- 7.1 Ergative languages
- 7.2 Accusative languages
- 7.3 Other cases
- 8. Conclusions
- 8.1 Diachronic considerations
- 8.2 Typological implicative hierarchy
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- References
- The role of nominalization in theticity
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Typological profile
- 3. Finiteness
- 4. Nominalization
- 5. Nominal predication
- 6. Truncated nominalization
- 7. Hybrids
- 8. Conclusion
- References
- On non-finiteness and canonical imperatives
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 General features
- 1.2 The present paper
- 2. Discourse Grammar
- 2.1 An outline
- 2.2 Thetical characteristics of imperatives
- 3. Canonical imperatives
- 3.1 Nonfiniteness
- 3.2 Phonetic size
- 3.3 Meaning
- 3.4 Suppletism
- 4. Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- References
- The evolution of grammatical nominalizations in Cahita languages
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Cahita language(s) and data
- 3. Grammatical nominalization
- 3.1 Noun and nominalization
- 3.2 Grammatical and lexical nominalizations
- 3.3 Relativization and nominalization
- 3.4 Relativization as grammatical nominalization apposition
- 4. Grammatical nominalization and relativization in Cahita
- 4.1 Old Cahita.
- 4.2 Modern Cahita
- 4.2.1 Yaqui
- 4.2.2 Mayo
- 5. The evolution of grammatical nominalizations in Cahita
- 5.1 Origins of the nominalizing suffixes
- 5.2 Evolution of grammatical nominalizations
- 6. Final remarks on nominalization and relativization
- Abbreviations
- References
- Part IV. Diachronic process: Re-finitization and finitization
- Shifting finiteness in nominalization
- 1. Nominalization and the loss of finiteness
- 2. Barbareño Chumash
- 3. Clause nominalization I: Dependency hi=
- 4. Clause nominalization II: With determiners
- 5. Clause nominalization III: Determiners + Nominalizer al-
- 5.1 Extension to syntax: Events
- 5.2 Extension to syntax: Participants
- 6. Morphological refinitization: Argument specification
- 7. Syntactic re-finitization: Emancipation
- 8. The direction of development
- 9. Conclusion
- References
- The Manner converb in Beja (Cushitic) and its refinitization
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A brief overview of Beja
- 3. The Manner converb in adverbial clauses
- 3.1 Manner clauses
- 3.2 Causal clauses
- 3.3 Attendant circumstance clauses
- 3.4 Purposive clauses
- 4. The Manner converb in complement and relative clauses
- 4.1 In complement clauses
- 4.2 In relative clauses
- 5. Adverbial uses
- 6. Argumental use: Cognate objects
- 7. Verbal adjectives
- 7.1 Copredication
- 7.2 Attributive adjectives
- 8. Refinitization of the Manner converb
- 8.1 Emphatic polarity
- 8.2 Volition
- 8.3 Perfect
- 9. Conclusion
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- References
- On finitization
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Finiteness
- 3. Functional and formal diachronic evolutions of non-finite dependent clauses
- 4. Scenarios of finitization
- 5. Gradual finitization
- 5.1 Pekodian: Stage 2 of gradual finitization
- 5.2 Neapolitan: Stage 3 of gradual finitization.
- 5.3 Emerillon: Stages 1-4 of gradual finitization
- 6. Instantaneous finitization
- 6.1 Udi: Reanalysis of a non-finite verb form as finite
- 6.2 Newari: Reanalysis of a non-finite verb form as finite
- 6.3 Mojeño Trinitario: Extension of finiteness into dependent clauses
- 7. Conclusion
- Abbreviations
- References
- Nominalization and re-finitization
- 1. Orientation
- 2. Finite vs. nominalized clauses
- 3. Typological variation in the distribution of finite vs. nominalized structures
- 3.1 'Permissive' languages
- 3.2 Extreme nominalizing (embedding) languages
- 3.3 Extreme finite (non-subordinating) languages
- 4. The diachronic logic of clause nominalization
- 5. Nominalization and re-finitization
- 5.1 De-subordination
- 5.2 Re-finitization
- 5.3 Re-finitization revisited
- Abbreviations
- References
- APPENDIX: Examples of T-A-M marking in Ute nominalized subordinate clauses
- Index of Languages
- Name Index
- Subject Index.