Preferred argument structure grammar as architecture for function

Preferred Argument Structure offers a profound insight into the relationship between language use and grammatical structure. In his original publication on Preferred Argument Structure, Du Bois (1987) demonstrated the power of this perspective by using it to explain the origins of ergativity and erg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Du Bois, John W. (-), Kumpf, Lorraine Edith, 1948-, Ashby, William J.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co c2003.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Studies in discourse and grammar ; v. 14.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31521691*spi
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  • Preferred Argument Structure; Dedication page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Argument structure; Preferred Argument Structure across time and space; The lexicon in interaction; Genre and Preferred Argument Structure; Issues in the comparative argument structure analysis inMayan narratives; New light on information pressure; Beyond Preferred Argument Structure; Multiple constraints on reference form; Argument splits in Finnish grammar and discourse; Core arguments and the inversion of the nominal hierarchy in Roviana.