Ergativity and other alignment types in neo-Aramaic : investigating morphosyntactic microvariation /

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"The alignment splits in the Neo-Aramaic languages display a considerable degree of diversity, especially in terms of agreement. While earlier studies have generally oversimplified the actual state of affairs, Paul M. Noorlander offers a meticulous and clear account of nearly all microvariation...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Noorlander, Paul M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2021.
Colección:Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; 103.
Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics Online Supplement 2020.
Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2021.
Temas:
Syriac language, Modern > Morphosyntax.
Syriac language, Modern > Variation.
Syriac language, Modern > Ergative constructions.
Syriaque moderne (Langue) > Morphosyntaxe.
Syriaque moderne (Langue) > Variation.
Syriaque moderne (Langue) > Constructions ergatives.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation
Ancient Near East and Egypt
Linguistics
Languages and Linguistics
Language Endangerment & Language Policy
Morphology & Syntax
Afro-Asiatic Languages
Middle East and Islamic Studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • List of Figures, Maps and Tables
  • Abbreviations and Symbols
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Ergativity, an Enigma in Semitic Linguistics?
  • 1.2 Neo-Aramaic Dialects in the Land of Rivers
  • 1.5 Previous Approaches to Alignment in Eastern Neo-Aramaic
  • 1.6 Aims and Scope of This Book
  • 1.7 Sources and Transcription Conventions
  • 1.8 Outline
  • 2 Who Did What to Whom in the Context of Neo-Aramaic
  • 2.1 Main Components of Verbal Inflection in Neo-Aramaic
  • 2.2 (Pro)nominals and Verbal Constructions Derived from (Pro)nominals
  • 2.3 Defining and Identifying the Alignment of Who Did What to Whom
  • 2.4 Conclusion: A Construction-Specific Approach
  • 2.5 Overviews of Inflection
  • 3 Ergativity and Its Typology: The Trans-Zab Jewish Dialects
  • 3.1 Main Morphosyntactic Hallmarks
  • 3.2 Ergativity and Alignment Splits in Typological Perspectives
  • 3.3 Ergativity and Patient-Related Splits in Trans-Zab Jewish NENA
  • 3.4 Ergativity and Splits along the Tense-Aspect-Mood Scale
  • 3.5 Ergativity and Transitivity: Argument Omission and Valency Alternations
  • 3.6 Conclusion: Construction-Specific, Not Alignment-Specific Factors
  • 4 Christian and Western Jewish Dialects of NENA
  • 4.1 Preliminary Notes on Morphosyntax
  • 4.2 Ergative or Passive? Agents In and Out of Focus
  • 4.3 Verb-Related Factors: Grammaticalization of Resultatives
  • 4.4 Argument-Related Factors: Harmonizing the Object
  • 4.5 Conclusion: Cross-System Harmonization
  • 5 Below the Tigris: The Neo-Aramaic Dialects of Ṭur ʻAbdin and Mlaḥsó
  • 5.1 Morphosyntactic Traits of Central Neo-Aramaic
  • 5.2 The Neo-Aramaic Dialects of Ṭur ʻAbdin
  • 5.3 The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Mlaḥsó
  • 5.4 The Primacy of Intransitive Coding
  • 5.5 Summary from Stem to Stern
  • 6 Cross-Dialectal Synopsis of the Morphosyntax
  • 6.1 Tense-Aspect-Sensitive Splits
  • 6.2 Morphological Splits
  • 6.3 Splits and Transitivity Alternations
  • 6.4 Splits Based on Argument Properties
  • 7 General Conclusion
  • 7.1 Constructions Leading a Life of Their Own
  • 7.2 A Taxonomy of Major Alignment Types
  • References
  • Index.

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