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OverviewThis book presents the first systematic typological analysis of applicatives across African, American Indian, and East Asian languages. It is also the first to address their functions in discourse, the derivation of their semantic and syntactic properties, and how and why they have changed over time.Applicative constructions are typically described as transitivizing because they allow an intransitive base verb to have a direct object. The term originates from the seventeenth-century missionary grammars of Uto-Aztecan languages. Constructions designated as prepositional, benefactive, and instrumental may refer to the same or similar phenomena. Applicative constructions have been deployed in the development of a range of syntactic theories which have then often been used to explain their functions, usually within the context of Bantu languages. Dr Peterson provides a wealth of cross-linguistic information on discourse-functional, diachronic, and typological aspects of applicative constructions. He documents their unexpected synchronic variety and the diversity of diachronic sources about them. He argues that many standard assumptions about applicatives are unfounded, and provides a clear guide for future language-specific and cross-linguistic research and analysis. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David A. Peterson (, Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Dartmouth College)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.608kg ISBN: 9780199270927ISBN 10: 0199270929 Pages: 308 Publication Date: 21 December 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Two Case Studies of Applicative Morphosyntax 3: Morphosyntactic and Semantic Variation in Applicative Constructions 4: The Discourse Function of Applicative Constructions 5: The Evolution of Applicative Constructions 6: Structural Correlates of Applicative Constructions 7: Conclusion Appendix References IndexReviewsa valuable contribution to the study of applicative constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective...the book is undoubtedly one of a kind...well writtian and informative...insightful and very educational. * Mikko Kupla Nordic Journal of Linguistics * This book is an important contribution to the study of applicatives and is bound to become a standard reference work for those working on the topic. * Kees Hengeveld, Functions of Language * This book is an important contribution to the study of applicatives and is bound to become a standard reference work for those working on the topic. * Kees Hengeveld, Functions of Language * a valuable contribution to the study of applicative constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective...the book is undoubtedly one of a kind...well writtian and informative...insightful and very educational. * Mikko Kupla Nordic Journal of Linguistics * a valuable contribution to the study of applicative constructions in a cross-linguistic perspective...the book is undoubtedly one of a kind...well writtian and informative...insightful and very educational. Mikko Kupla Nordic Journal of Linguistics Author InformationDavid A. Peterson is Assistant Professor of Linguistics and Cognitive Science at Dartmouth College and works on Tibeto-Burman languages. He joined this institution after a Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley (1999), followed by a postdoctoral research at the Department of Linguistics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, where he conducted research on Kuki-Chin languages (Bangladesh). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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