Jessica Coon

Aspects of Split Ergativity (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Aspects of Split Ergativity argues that aspect-based split ergativity does not mark a split in how Case is assigned, but rather, a split in sentence structure. The contexts in which we find the appearance of a nonergative pattern in an otherwise ergative language-namely, the nonperfective aspects-involve an intransitive aspectual matrix verb and a subordinated lexical verb.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780199858750
• Artikelnr.: 39174697

Autorenporträt

Jessica Coon completed her PhD in linguistics at MIT in 2010. After one year as a post-doc at Harvard, she joined the faculty at McGill University in 2011. Her work focuses on the morphology and syntax of under-documented languages. She has more than a decade of experience working on languages of the Mayan family.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Part I Complementation in Chol
Chapter 2. Mayan background and clause structure
Chapter 3. Verbs and nouns in Chol
Chapter 4. Explaining split ergativity in Chol
Part II A theory of split ergativity
Chapter 5. Beyond Mayan
Chapter 6. The grammar of temporal relations
Chapter 7. Conclusion
Appendix A Abbreviations
Appendix B Narrative text abbreviations
Appendix C Summary of basic constructions