Overview

In some languages every subject is marked in the same way, and also every object. But there are languages in which a small set of verbs mark their subjects or their objects in an unusual way. For example, most verbs may mark their subject with nominative case, but one small set of verbs may have dative subjects, and another small set may have locative subjects. Verbs with noncanonically marked subjects and objects typically refer to physiological states or events, inner feelings, perception and cognition. The introduction sets out the theoretical parameters and defines the properties in terms of which subjects and objects can be analyzed. Following chapters discuss Icelandic, Bengali, Quechua, Finnish, Japanese, Amele, and Tariana; there is also a general discussion of European languages. This is useful study providing intriguing data, and dealing with a topic of prime theoretical importance to linguists of many persuasions.

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Author:   Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (Research Centre for Linguistic Typology, La Trobe University) ,  R.M.W. Dixon (Meyo University, Okinawa) ,  Masayuki Onishi (Meyo University, Okinawa) ,  Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (Research Centre for Linguistics Typology, La Trobe University, Australia)
Publisher:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Imprint:   John Benjamins Publishing Co
Volume:   46
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9789027229502

ISBN 10:   9027229503
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   12 July 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Contributors; 2. Preface; 3. Introduction: Non-canonically marked subjects and objects: Parameters and Properties (by Onishi, Masayuki); 4. Non-canonical marking of core arguments in European languages (by Haspelmath, Martin); 5. Non-canonical A/S marking in Icelandic (by Andrews, Avery D.); 6. Non-canonically marked A/S in Bengali (by Onishi, Masayuki); 7. Non-canonically marked A/S in Imbabura Quechua (by Hermon, Gabriella); 8. Verb types, non-canonically marked arguments and grammatical relations: A Tariana perspective (by Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y.); 9. Impersonal constructions in Amele (by Roberts, John R.); 10. Non-canonical subjects and objects in Finnish (by Sands, Kristina); 11. Non-canonical constructions in Japanese (by Shibatani, Masayoshi); 12. Language index; 13. Author index; 14. Subject index

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