The Oxford Handbook of Ergativity

The Oxford Handbook of Ergativity
Author :
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 1297
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780198739371
ISBN-13 : 0198739370
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Ergativity by : Jessica Coon

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Ergativity written by Jessica Coon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 1297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers theoretical and descriptive perspectives on the issues pertaining to ergativity, a grammatical patterning whereby direct objects are in some way treated like intransitive subjects, to the exclusion of transitive subjects. This pattern differs markedly from nominative/accusative marking whereby transitive and intransitive subjects are treated as one grammatical class, to the exclusion of direct objects. While ergativity is sometimes referred to as a typological characteristic of languages, research on the phenomenon has shown that languages do not fall clearly into one category or the other and that ergative characteristics are not consistent across languages. Chapters in this volume look at approaches to ergativity within generative, typological, and functional paradigms, as well as approaches to the core morphosyntactic building blocks of an ergative construction; related constructions such as the anti-passive; related properties such as split ergativity and word order; and extensions and permutations of ergativity, including nominalizations and voice systems. The volume also includes results from experimental investigations of ergativity, a relatively new area of research. A wide variety of languages are represented, both in the theoretical chapters and in the 16 case studies that are more descriptive in nature, attesting to both the pervasiveness and diversity of ergative patterns.


The Oxford Handbook of Ergativity Related Books

The Oxford Handbook of Ergativity
Language: en
Pages: 1297
Authors: Jessica Coon
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume offers theoretical and descriptive perspectives on the issues pertaining to ergativity, a grammatical patterning whereby direct objects are in some
The Oxford Handbook of Ergativity
Language: en
Pages: 960
Authors: Jessica Coon
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-07-13 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume offers theoretical and descriptive perspectives on the issues pertaining to ergativity, a grammatical patterning whereby direct objects are in some
The Oxford Handbook of Languages of the Caucasus
Language: en
Pages: 600
Authors: Maria Polinsky
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-21 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Oxford Handbook of Languages of the Caucasus is an introduction to and overview of the linguistically diverse languages of southern Russia, Georgia, Azerbai
Aspects of Split Ergativity
Language: en
Pages: 289
Authors: Jessica Coon
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-09-19 - Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In languages with aspect-based split ergativity, one portion of the grammar follows an ergative pattern, while another shows a "split." In this book, Jessica Co
Deconstructing Ergativity
Language: en
Pages: 304
Authors: Maria Polinsky
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-04-01 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Nominative-accusative and ergative are two common alignment types found across languages. In the former type, the subject of an intransitive verb and the subjec