Causatives and Transitivity

Author:   Bernard Comrie ,  Maria Polinsky
Publisher:   Benjamins (John) North America Inc.,US
Volume:   23
ISBN:  

9781556193750


Pages:   399
Publication Date:   09 September 1993
Format:   Hardback
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This volume brings together 18 typological studies of causative and related constructions (transitivity, voice, other expressions of cause) by 19 scholars from North America, Western Europe, and Russia. The inspirations for the volume is the pioneering work on causative constructions by the Leningrad Typology Group; several of the contributors have close connections to the charter members of that group, others have appreciated this work from a distance. The volume as a whole is based on the concept of causative constructions as embracing both morphology and syntax, with an important semantic component as well. In addition to general studies concerning the morpho syntactic and semantic typology and the history of causative constructions and relations to other phenomena, the following individual languages are treated in detail: Russian, English, Dutch, Svan, Even, Korean, Yukaghir, Alutor, Aleut, Haruai, Dogon, Athabaskan languages. The volume will be of interest to typologists, to other linguists interested in causative constructions and transitivity relations, and to all who are interested in the linguistic expression of causal relations.

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Author:   Bernard Comrie ,  Maria Polinsky
Publisher:   Benjamins (John) North America Inc.,US
Imprint:   Benjamins (John) North America Inc.,US
Volume:   23
Weight:   0.890kg
ISBN:  

9781556193750


ISBN 10:   1556193750
Pages:   399
Publication Date:   09 September 1993
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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