| Voice and Grammatical Relations in Austronesian Languages Contributor(s): Austin, Peter K. (Editor), Musgrave, Simon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1575865009 ISBN-13: 9781575865003 Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Informat OUR PRICE: $27.23 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous |
| Dewey: 499.2 |
| LCCN: 2007051284 |
| Series: Studies in Constraint-Based Lexicalism |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 250 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume explores various problems in the syntax of Austronesian languages, which are found primarily in Malaysia and the Polynesian islands. Using the framework of constraint-based theories of syntax, contributors discuss the nature of these voice systems, the function of their verbal morphology, valence, verbal diathesis and transitivity in such languages, and the nature of their lexical categories. Each analysis is presented within the frameworks of lexical-functional grammar and head-driven phrase structure grammar. |