Verb classification in Australian languages
This book deals with systems of verb classification in Australian Aboriginal languages, with particular focus on languages of the north-west. It proposes a typology of the systems according to their main formal and semantic characteristics. It also makes some proposals concerning the historical orig...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; New York :
Mouton de Gruyter
2002.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Empirical approaches to language typology ; 25. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b40510566*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Preface""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Maps""; ""List of Tables""; ""Abbreviations and Conventions""; ""1. Introduction""; ""1.1. What is verb classification?""; ""1.2. Towards a typology of classification""; ""1.2.1. Superclassification and subclassification""; ""1.2.2. Classes and categories""; ""1.2.3. Classifiers and classifying constructions""; ""1.2.4. Concluding remarks""; ""1.3. Understanding grammatical superclassification""; ""1.3.1. A conceptual model""; ""1.3.2. Distributional criteria for grammatical superclassification""; ""1.3.3. An example: the Kija noun class system""
- ""1.4. Verb superclassification Australian style""""1.5. Semantic basis of verb superclassification""; ""1.5.1. Fundamental parameters""; ""1.5.2. On class, category, and classification meaning""; ""1.5.3. Prediction and explanation""; ""1.6. Aims and organisation""; ""2. The Gooniyandi verb classifier system""; ""2.1. Structure of the verbal complex""; ""2.2. The X morphemes as category markers""; ""2.3. The semantics of Gooniyandi verb classifiers""; ""2.3.1. Extendible classifiers""; ""2.3.2. Accomplishment classifiers 64 2.3.2.1. Monovalent classifiers""
- ""2.3.3. Parallelisms between extendible and accomplishment classifiers?""""2.3.4. Exceptions""; ""2.3.5. Concluding remarks""; ""2.4. Two special cases""; ""2.4.1. Classification of the most frequent verb roots""; ""2.4.2. Classification of English borrowings""; ""2.5. Remarks on verb classification in Bunuba""; ""3. CVC-based verb category systems""; ""3.1. Formal properties of CVCs""; ""3.2. Nyulnyulanlanguages""; ""3.3. Worrorran (Northern Kimberley) languages""; ""3.4. Jarrakan languages""; ""3.5. Jaminjungan languages""; ""3.6. Wagiman""; ""3.7. Daly River languages""
- ""3.8. Maran languages""""3.9. Mangarrayi""; ""3.10. Pama-Nyungan languages""; ""3.11. Concluding remarks""; ""4. Comparison of verb category systems""; ""4.1. Degrees of grammaticisation""; ""4.2. IVs recurrent in CVC-based category systems""; ""4.2.1. Speech; avalent""; ""4.2.2. Stance; monovalent""; ""4.2.3. Motion; monovalent""; ""4.2.4. Induced motion; bivalent""; ""4.2.5. Acquisition; bivalent""; ""4.2.6. Violence; bivalent""; ""4.2.7. Perception; bivalent""; ""4.2.8. Concluding remarks""; ""4.3. Gooniyandi and Nyulnyul systems in contrast""; ""4.3.1. Formal characteristics""
- ""4.3.2. System level comparison""""4.3.3. Individual categories compared and contrasted""; ""4.3.4. Categorisation of vocalisation/communication events""; ""4.3.5. Categorisation of motion events""; ""4.3.6. Conclusion""; ""5. Verb class systems: conjugations""; ""5.1. Pama-Nyungan conjugation classes""; ""5.2. Non-Pama-Nyungan conjugation classes""; ""5.2.1. Nyulnyulan languages""; ""5.2.2. Worrorran languages""; ""5.2.3. Mindi languages""; ""5.2.4. Wagiman and Wardaman""; ""5.2.5. Gunwinjguan languages""; ""5.2.6. Maran languages""; ""5.2.7. Nunggubuyu""; ""5.2.8. Anindilyakwa""
