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Deconstructing ergativity : two types of ergative languages and their features /

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 charac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Polinsky, Maria (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Series:Oxford studies in comparative syntax.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Ergative constructions.
Generative grammar.
Constructions ergatives (Linguistique)
Grammaire générative.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Generative grammar
Grammar, Comparative and general > Ergative constructions
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 389 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-383) and index.
ISBN:9780190256616
0190256613
9780190256609
0190256605