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The Grammar of Possession
Inalienability, incorporation and possessor ascension in Guaraní
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Main description:The Grammar of Possession: Inalienability, incorporation and possessor ascension in Guaraní, is an exhaustive study of linguistic structures in Paraguayan Guaraní which are directly or indirectly associated with the semantic domain of inalienability. Constructions analyzed in the book include adnominal and predicative possessive constructions, noun incorporation, and possessor ascension. Examples are drawn from a rich data base that incorporate native speaker intuitions and resources in the construction of illustrative linguistic forms as well as the analysis of the communic...
Main description:
The Grammar of Possession: Inalienability, incorporation and possessor ascension in Guaraní, is an exhaustive study of linguistic structures in Paraguayan Guaraní which are directly or indirectly associated with the semantic domain of inalienability. Constructions analyzed in the book include adnominal and predicative possessive constructions, noun incorporation, and possessor ascension. Examples are drawn from a rich data base that incorporate native speaker intuitions and resources in the construction of illustrative linguistic forms as well as the analysis of the communicative use of the forms under study. The book provides a complete picture of inalienability as a coherent integrated system of grammatical and semantic oppositions in a language that has received little attention in the theoretical linguistic literature.
The analysis moves from general principles to specific details of the language while applying principles of Cognitive Grammar and Functional Linguistics. There is an explicit aim to uncover the particularities of form-meaning connections, as well as the communicative and discourse functions of the structures examined. Other approaches are also considered when appropriate, resulting in a theoretically informed study that contains a rich variety of considerations.
Table of contents:
- Figures and Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Aims and Assumptions
- 1.2. About the Language
- Part One: The Alienable/Inalienable Distinction in the Grammar of Possession
- Introduction to Part One
- 2. The Alienability/Inalienability Opposition in Language
- 2.1. General Overview
- 2.2. Inalienability viewed as a Formal Phenomenon
- 2.3. Inalienability as a Semantic Phenomenon
- 2.4. Motivational Pressures in the Expression of Inalienability
- 3. The Alienability/Inalienability Contrast in Guaraní Possessive Constructions
- 3.1. A Schematic Characterization of Possession
- 3.2. Possession at the Nominal Level
- 3.3. Non-Verbal Predicative Construction
- 3.4. Verbal Predicative Construction
- 3.5. The Equational Possessive Construction
- 3.6. Summary and Conclusions
- Part Two: The Expression of Maximal Inalienability
- Introduction to Part Two
- 4. Noun Incorporation in Guaraní
- 4.1. The Phenomenon of NI
- 4.2. Constraints on Incorporability
- 4.3. Non-body-part Incorporation in Guaraní
- 4.4. Incorporation as a Lexicalization Process
- 4.5. Remarks on Object Placement and Incorporation
- 4.6. Concluding Remarks
- 5. Incorporation of Body-part Terms
- 5.1. The Phenomenon of Pa
- 5.2. The NI+PA Construction
- 5.3. Grammatical Function of the Incorporated Body-Part Term
- 5.4. Motivation for Overt Mention of Body-Part Terms
- 5.5. Semantic boundaries of the NI+PA Construction
- 5.6. Concluding Remarks
- 6. The Discourse Function of the NI+PA Construction
- 6.1. NI+Pa as a Discourse Coherence and Topic Maintenance Device
- 6.2. NI+PA as an Evaluative Device
- 6.3. Body-Parts as Individuated Entities in Discourse
- 6.4. Concluding Remarks
- 7. Conclusions
- 7.1. Summary of Results
- 7.2. Further Research Issues
- 7.3. Contribution to the Field of Linguistics
- Appendix A: Semantic Classification of Guaraní Lexical Roots
- Appendix B: Inventory of Conventionalized Incorporated Structures
- Appendix C: Text of Guaraní Folk Tale Analyzed in Section 6.2
- Notes
- References
The Grammar of Possession: Inalienability, incorporation and possessor ascension in Guaraní, is an exhaustive study of linguistic structures in Paraguayan Guaraní which are directly or indirectly associated with the semantic domain of inalienability. Constructions analyzed in the book include adnominal and predicative possessive constructions, noun incorporation, and possessor ascension. Examples are drawn from a rich data base that incorporate native speaker intuitions and resources in the construction of illustrative linguistic forms as well as the analysis of the communicative use of the forms under study. The book provides a complete picture of inalienability as a coherent integrated system of grammatical and semantic oppositions in a language that has received little attention in the theoretical linguistic literature.
The analysis moves from general principles to specific details of the language while applying principles of Cognitive Grammar and Functional Linguistics. There is an explicit aim to uncover the particularities of form-meaning connections, as well as the communicative and discourse functions of the structures examined. Other approaches are also considered when appropriate, resulting in a theoretically informed study that contains a rich variety of considerations.
Table of contents:
- Figures and Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Aims and Assumptions
- 1.2. About the Language
- Part One: The Alienable/Inalienable Distinction in the Grammar of Possession
- Introduction to Part One
- 2. The Alienability/Inalienability Opposition in Language
- 2.1. General Overview
- 2.2. Inalienability viewed as a Formal Phenomenon
- 2.3. Inalienability as a Semantic Phenomenon
- 2.4. Motivational Pressures in the Expression of Inalienability
- 3. The Alienability/Inalienability Contrast in Guaraní Possessive Constructions
- 3.1. A Schematic Characterization of Possession
- 3.2. Possession at the Nominal Level
- 3.3. Non-Verbal Predicative Construction
- 3.4. Verbal Predicative Construction
- 3.5. The Equational Possessive Construction
- 3.6. Summary and Conclusions
- Part Two: The Expression of Maximal Inalienability
- Introduction to Part Two
- 4. Noun Incorporation in Guaraní
- 4.1. The Phenomenon of NI
- 4.2. Constraints on Incorporability
- 4.3. Non-body-part Incorporation in Guaraní
- 4.4. Incorporation as a Lexicalization Process
- 4.5. Remarks on Object Placement and Incorporation
- 4.6. Concluding Remarks
- 5. Incorporation of Body-part Terms
- 5.1. The Phenomenon of Pa
- 5.2. The NI+PA Construction
- 5.3. Grammatical Function of the Incorporated Body-Part Term
- 5.4. Motivation for Overt Mention of Body-Part Terms
- 5.5. Semantic boundaries of the NI+PA Construction
- 5.6. Concluding Remarks
- 6. The Discourse Function of the NI+PA Construction
- 6.1. NI+Pa as a Discourse Coherence and Topic Maintenance Device
- 6.2. NI+PA as an Evaluative Device
- 6.3. Body-Parts as Individuated Entities in Discourse
- 6.4. Concluding Remarks
- 7. Conclusions
- 7.1. Summary of Results
- 7.2. Further Research Issues
- 7.3. Contribution to the Field of Linguistics
- Appendix A: Semantic Classification of Guaraní Lexical Roots
- Appendix B: Inventory of Conventionalized Incorporated Structures
- Appendix C: Text of Guaraní Folk Tale Analyzed in Section 6.2
- Notes
- References