Overview

This book is an endeavor to present and analyze some standard topics in the grammar of Basque from a micro-comparative perspective. From case and agreement to word order and the left periphery, and including an incursion into determiners, the book combines fine-grained theoretical analyses with empirically detailed descriptions. Working from a micro-parametric perspective, the contributions to the volume address in depth some of the exuberant variation attested in the different dialects and subdialects of Basque. At the same time, although the contributions focus mainly on Basque data, cross-linguistic evidence is also presented and discussed. After all, the goal pursued in this book is to attempt to explain variation in Basque as a particular instantiation of variation in human language at large. The volume presents and analyzes a wide range of empirical phenomena, many typologically marked among European languages, and will therefore be a welcome resource to linguists looking for detailed description and/or theoretical discussion.

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Author:   Beatriz Fernández (UPV/EHU) ,  Jon Ortiz de Urbina (Deusto University)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   13
Weight:   0.660kg
ISBN:  

9789027208309

ISBN 10:   9027208301
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   09 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

1. Introductory chapters; 2. Microparameters in the Grammar of Basque: Looking back and moving forward (by Fernandez, Beatriz); 3. On Basque dialects (by Hualde, Jose Ignacio); 4. Case and Agreement; 5. On the relation between ergativity, stativity and the verbal configuration of Basque (by Berro, Ane); 6. Datives in Basque bivalent unergatives (by Urbina, Jon Ortiz de); 7. Differential object marking in Basque varieties (by Fernandez, Beatriz); 8. Gaps and stopgaps in Basque finite verb agreement* (by Rezac, Milan); 9. Determiners; 10. Nominals in Basque and their existential interpretation (by Etxeberria, Urtzi); 11. Word order and left periphery; 12. Strategies of verb and verb phrase focus across Basque dialects (by Elordieta, Arantzazu); 13. Strategies for argument and adjunct focalization in Basque (by Irurtzun, Aritz); 14. Microsyntactic variation in the Basque hearsay evidential (by Etxepare, Ricardo); 15. Index of Basque varieties mentioned in the text; 16. Name Index; 17. Subject Index

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