The diachrony of classification systems /
Some papers presented at a conference held at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar, The Netherlands on 12-3 March, 2009.
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Publishing Company,
2018.
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Colección: | Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ;
vol. 342. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- THE DIACHRONY OF CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS
- Editorial page
- Title page
- LCC data
- Table of contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations and conventions
- Introduction
- 1. Background
- 2. Origins
- 3. Developments
- 4. Diffusion
- 5. Final remarks
- References
- The semantic reduction of the noun universe and the diachrony of nominal classification
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A definition of nominal classification
- 3. The pragmatics of semantic generality
- 4. Semantic opacity and renewal
- 4.1 Descriptive content of classifiers, semantically transparent and opaque classification
- 4.2 From semantically transparent to opaque assignment
- 4.3 Replacement of opaque classification by transparent classification
- 5. Differential diffusability of nominal classification
- 6. Summary and conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Niger-Congo numeral classifiers in a diachronic perspective
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The numeral classifier systems in Niger-Congo
- 3. Lexical sources and cognitive models of classifiers
- 3.1 Body parts
- 3.2 Basic level terms
- 3.3 Botanical terms
- 3.4 Terms of aggregation and partition
- 3.5 Obscure etymology
- 4. Syntactic sources of classifier constructions
- 5. Grammaticalization: from noun to classifier
- 6. Puzzles
- 7. Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Appendix
- Semantic generalization in Ch'orti' Mayan numeral classifiers
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Numeral classifiers in Ch'orti'
- 3. The origin of -kojt and semantic generalization
- 4. Sources of linguistic data on Ch'orti'
- 5. The use of -kojt in Ch'orti'
- 6. A shot in the arm for semantic generalization
- 7. The further extension of meaning among human referents
- 8. Discussion
- 9. A change in momentum
- 10. Conclusion
- References.
- Diachronic and synchronic aspects of the simplification of grammatical gender in an obsolescent language: The case of Irish
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Irish: Sociolinguistic background and the traditional gender system
- 2.1 Sociolinguistic status of Irish
- 2.2 Gender in traditional Irish
- 3. Methodology
- 3.1 The data
- 3.2 Procedure
- 4. Findings
- 4.1 Agreement with the article
- 4.2 Agreement with the adjective
- 4.3 Pronominal agreement
- 4.4 Summary
- 5. Discussion
- 6. Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Numeral classifier systems in the Araxes-Iran linguistic area: Numeral classifier systems in the Araxes-Iran linguistic area
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Overview of numeral classifiers
- 2.1 Numeral classifiers: forms and meanings
- 3. Behavior of numeral classifiers
- 3.1 Usages of numeral classifiers
- 3.2 Disallowed uses of numeral classifiers
- 3.3 The numeral '1'
- 3.4 Quantifiers and numeral classifiers
- 3.5 Obligatory use of numeral classifiers as heads of NPs
- 4. Diachrony
- 5. Greenbergian typology
- 6. Areality and fade-out
- 7. Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- The diachrony of Oceanic possessive classifiers
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The typical Oceanic pattern of attributive possessive constructions
- 3. The diachrony of the possessive classifiers systems within Oceanic
- 3.1 The Proto-Oceanic possessive system
- 3.2 Reductions and expansions in Oceanic possessive systems
- 3.3 The Polynesian pattern
- 3.4 Possessive constructions in Oceanic: A brief summary
- 4. Multiple possessive constructions in non-Oceanic Austronesian languages
- 4. Multiple possessive constructions in non-Oceanic Austronesian languages
- 5. Multiple possessive constructions in Papuan languages
- 6. Summary and conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References.
- Development and diffusion of classifier systems in Southwestern Amazonia
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Form and meaning of classifiers
- 2.1 Kwaza (isolate)
- 2.2 Kanoê (isolate)
- 2.3 Aikanã (isolate)
- 2.4 Movima (isolate)
- 2.5 Itonama (isolate)
- 2.6 Lakondê (Northern Nambikwaran)
- 2.7 Cavineña (Tacanan)
- 2.8 Arikapu (Jabutian, Macro-Jêan)
- 2.9 Baure (Southern Arawakan)
- 2.10 Karo (Ramarama, Tupian)
- 3. Distribution and functions of classifiers
- 3.1 Classifiers combined with nominal roots
- 3.2 Classifiers combined with verbal roots
- 3.3 Classifiers that function as nominalizers
- 3.4 Interchangeability of classifiers and nouns
- 3.5 Generic classifiers and obligatory grammatical slots
- 3.6 Rare constructions
- 4. The empty morpheme construction
- 4.1 Kwaza
- 4.2 Kanoê
- 4.3 Aikanã
- 4.4 Movima
- 4.5 Lakondê
- 4.6 Cavineña
- 4.7 Arikapu
- 4.8 Baure
- 5. Discussion
- 5.1 Classifying forms
- 5.2 The empty morpheme
- 5.3 Possessive classifiers
- 6. Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Nominal and verbal classification: A comparative perspective
- 1. Introduction: Basic idea of the paper
- 2. Classification and compounding
- 2.1 Nominal compounds and nominal classification
- 2.2 Verbal compounds and verbal classification
- 3. The functional range of verbal and nominal classification
- 3.1 The functional range of compound-related nominal classification
- 3.2 The functional range of compound-related verbal classification
- 3.3 Light verbs and serial verb constructions in the light of verbal classification
- 4. Why is classification recurrent in the nominal domain and relatively rare in the verbal domain?
- 4.1 General remarks
- 4.2 The role of classification in grammatical categories of the noun
- 4.3 The role of classification in grammatical categories of the verb.
- 5. Conclusion: Some general considerations
- References
- The diachrony of inflectional classes in four Germanic languages: What happens after transparency is lost
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Prehistory of inflectional classes in Germanic languages
- 2.1 Prehistory of declensions
- 2.2 Prehistory of conjugations
- 3. Reorganization of inflectional classes in four Germanic languages
- 3.1 Number of classes
- 3.2 Exponence of inflectional classes
- 3.3 Conditioning of class membership
- 4. General discussion
- 4.1 Declensions versus conjugations
- 4.2 Refunctionalization
- 5. Conclusions
- References
- The history of verb classification in Nyulnyulan languages
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Aims and purposes
- 1.2 Nyulnyulan family
- 2. Features of verbal lexemes and constructions in Nyulnyulan languages
- 3. Broad comparison of PV-IV collocations in the Nyulnyulan family
- 3.1 Reflexes of some proto-PVs and their collocating IVs in Nyulnyulan languages
- 3.1 Reflexes of some proto-PVs and their collocating IVs in Nyulnyulan languages
- 3.2 Reconstruction of PV-IV pairings in Proto-Nyulnyulan
- 3.3 PV-IV collocations in other Kimberley languages
- 4. Comparison of CVC systems
- 4.1 Semantics of Nyulnyul and Warrwa systems of verb classification
- 4.2 Comparison of the extensions of the Nyulnyul and Warrwa categories
- 5. The evolution of verb classification in Nyulnyulan languages
- 5.1 The Proto-Nyulnyulan CVC as a verb classification system
- 5.2 Subsequent evolution of verb classification in Nyulnyulan
- 6. Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Author index
- Language index
- Subject index.