Deconstructing ergativity : two types of ergative languages and their featuresty / Maria Polinsky.

Author/Creator:

Polinsky, Maria, author.

Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Series:

Oxford studies in comparative syntax.
Oxford Studies in Comparative Syntax

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (417 p.)

Subjects:

Grammar, Comparative and general -- Ergative constructions.
Generative grammar.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Summary:

Building upon theoretical innovations and extensive empirical findings, this book explains variation in the syntactic behavior of ergative arguments across languages. It offers a new analysis of ergativity by recognizing two distinct types, PP-ergative- and DP-ergative-languages. Each type is characterized by a set of correlated features which result in structural consistency.

Contents:

Cover ; Series ; Deconstructing Ergativity ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Preface ; Abbreviations ; Part I: Two types of ergatives ; 1 Introduction ; 1.1 Setting the stage ; 1.2 Syntactic ergativity ; 1.2.1 The phenomenon ; 1.2.2 The range of the phenomenon
1.2.3 The relevance of syntactic ergativity 1.3 The importance of starting small ; 1.3.1 Syntactic ergativity broadly defined ; 1.3.2 Not all A-.bar movement phenomena are created equal ; 1.3.3 Some methodological odds and ends

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-061412-9
0-19-025661-3
0-19-025660-5

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