The typology of semantic alignment - Donohue, Mark, 1967-; Wichmann, Søren, 1964-; ebrary, Inc. (New York : Oxford University Press, 2008)
The study of semantic alignment / Soren Wichmann -- Semantic alignment systems / Mark Donohue -- Split intransitives, experiencer objects, and transimpersonal constructions / Andrej Malchukov -- Thematic roles, event structure, and argument encoding in semantically aligned languages / Peter M. Arkadiev -- Why are stative-active languages rare in Eurasia? / Johanna Nichols -- Losing semantic alignment / Edward J. Vajda -- Intransitive split in tundra nenets, or how much semantics can hide behind syntactic alignment / Olesya Khanina -- From ergative case marking to semantic case marking / Gontzal Aldai -- The semantics of semantic alignment in eastern Indonesia / Marian Klamer -- The rise and fall of semantic alignment in North Halmahera, Indonesia / Gary Holton -- Verb classification in Amis / Naomi Tsukida -- The emergence of agentive systems in core argument marking / Marianne Mithun -- Argument dereferentialization in Lakhota / Regina Pustet and David Rood -- The emergence of active/stative alignment in Otomi / Enrique L. Palancar -- Voice and transitivity in Guarani / Maura Velazquez-Castillo -- Agreement in two Arawak languages / Swintha Danielsen and Tania Granadillo -- Affectedness and viewpoint in Pilaga (Guaykuruan) / Alejandra Vidal.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [431]-452) and indexes.
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Keywords: Semantics; Typology (Linguistics); Electronic books