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 Language at Large: Essays on Syntax and Semantics

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xxiv)   (544K)
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    • Contents
    • List Of Tables And Figures
    • Preface
    • Abbreviations
  • Versatile Cases (1-43) by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald   (1M)
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    • 1. Case On Verbs?
    • 2. Typological Perspective On Versatile Case
    • 3. Versatile Case In Manambu
    • 4. What Can We Conclude?
    • Appendix 1 Languages With Cases On Verbs, And The Sources
    • Appendix 2 Sources For Languages Cited In Tables 1.2 And 1.3
  • A Typology Of Argument-Determined Constructions (44-85) by R. M. W. Dixon and Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald   (1M)
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    • 1. Argument Transferring
    • 2. Argument Focussing
    • 3. Argument Manipulating
    • 4. Marking The Referential Status Of Arguments—Inverse Systems
    • 5. Comparison
    • 6. Conclusion
    • Appendix—Terminology
  • Causatives Which Do Not Cause: Non-Valency-Increasing Effects Of A Valency-Increasing Derivation (86-142) by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald   (1M)
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    • 1. What This Chapter Is About
    • 2. Preamble. Causatives And Applicatives
    • 3. The Semantics Of Causatives
    • 4. Causative-Manipulative Derivation In Manambu
    • 5. Causatives And Other Valency-Increasing Derivations In Tariana
    • 6. Non-Valency Increasing Causatives: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective
    • 7. Causatives Which Do Not Cause: An Appraisal
    • Appendix Causatives That Do Not Cause: Evidence For Historical Development
  • Non-Ergative Associations Between S And O (143-169) by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and R. M. W. Dixon   (730K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Core Syntactic Relations
    • 3. Ways Of Marking Core Arguments—Accusative And Ergative Systems
    • 4. Inter-Clausal Or Syntactic Accusative And Ergative Patterns
    • 5. Associations Between S And A (Apart From Accusative Marking)
    • 6. Associations Between S And O (Apart From Ergative Marking)
    • 7. Why S And O?
    • 8. Other S/O And S/A Groupings
    • 9. Conclusion
  • Dependencies Between Grammatical Systems (170-204) by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and R. M. W. Dixon   (621K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Systems Considered
    • 3. Markedness
    • 4. Dependencies
    • 5. The Overall Hierarchy
    • 6. Rationale Behind The Hierarchy
    • 7. Conclusion
    • Appendix—Definiteness
  • The Semantic Basis For A Typology (205-220) by R. M. W. Dixon   (496K)
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    • 1. Syntactic Functions And Semantic Roles
    • 2. Correspondences Between Functions And Roles
    • 3. A Semantic Typology
    • 4. Envoi
  • Word-Class-Changing Derivations In Typological Perspective (221-289) by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald   (1M)
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    • 1. What This Chapter Is About
    • 2. Delineating Word Classes
    • 3. Word-Class-Changing Derivations
    • 4. Derived Verbs, And Their Properties
    • 5. Derived Nouns, And Their Properties
    • 6. Derived Adjectives, And Their Properties
    • 7. Derived Adverbs, And Their Properties
    • 8. Summing Up
    • 9. Questions And Suggestions For Fieldworkers
  • Speech Reports: A Cross-Linguistic Perspective (290-326) by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald   (853K)
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    • 1. Speech Report Constructions: An Overview
    • 2. Multiclausal Speech Report Constructions
    • 3. Monoclausal Speech Report Constructions
    • 4. Syntactic Status Of Speech Reports
    • 5. Reporting Verbs And ‘Quote Framers’
    • 6. Functions Of Speech Reports
    • 7. Further Issues
    • 8. Points To Be Addressed When Investigating Speech Reports In A Language
  • Semi-Direct Speech In Typological Perspective (327-366) by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald   (796K)
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    • 1. The Problem: Speech Reports With Incomplete Person Shift
    • 2. Speech Report Constructions In Manambu
    • 3. Beyond Manambu: Semi-Direct Speech World-Wide
    • 4. To Conclude
  • Naive Linguistic Explanation (367-376) by R. M. W. Dixon   (491K)
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    • First Example
    • Second Example
    • Third Example
    • Fourth Example
    • Conclusion
  • Multiple Marking Of Syntactic Function And Polysynthetic Nouns In Tariana (377-393) by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald   (716K)
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    • 1. Grammatical Background
    • 2. Multiple Marking
    • 3. Discussion
  • Palikur And The Typology Of Classifiers (394-450) by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and Diana Green   (934K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Noun Classification Devices
    • 3. Gender In Palikur
    • 4. Numeral Classifiers
    • 5. Verbal Classifiers
    • 6. Locative Classifiers
    • 7. Classifiers In Possessive Constructions
    • 8. Palikur Genders And Classifiers: An Evaluation
    • Appendix 1 Typological Characteristics Of Palikur
    • Appendix 2 Cross-Referencing And Adpositions In Palikur
  • Zero And Nothing In Jarawara (451-462) by R. M. W. Dixon   (697K)
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    • 1. Introduction—Zero and Nothing in Pānini
    • 2. Phonological Change
    • 3. Syntactic Constructions
    • 4. Morphological Structures
    • 5. Grammatical Systems
    • 6. Zero And Nothing In Jarawara
  • Pronouns With Transferred Reference (463-471) by R. M. W. Dixon   (527K)
  • Comparative Constructions In English (472-493) by R. M. W. Dixon   (533K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Form Of The Index Of Comparison
    • 3. The Syntax Of Comparative Constructions
    • 4. Inherently Comparative Expressions
    • 5. The Verb Compare
  • Features Of The Noun Phrase In English (494-518) by R. M. W. Dixon   (719K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Articles In English
    • 3. The Grammatical Status Of The Same
  • Twice And Constituency (519-528) by R. M. W. Dixon   (483K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Three Senses Of Time
    • 3. Comparative Constructions
    • 4. Conclusion
  • Australian Aboriginal Word In Dictionaries—A History (529-554) by R. M. W. Dixon   (578K)
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    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Five Most Common Loans From Australian Languages
    • 3. Dictionaries Until 1987
    • 4. From 1987 To 1990
    • 5. After 1990
    • 6. New Edition Of Australian Aboriginal Words In English
    • 7. Conclusion
  • Bibliography (555-588)   (625K)
  • Author Index (589-595)   (475K)
  • Language Index (596-601)   (480K)
  • Subject Index (602-606)   (472K)