Studies in Ditransitive Constructions: A Comparative Handbook

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2011

Studies in Ditransitive Constructions

A Comparative Handbook

Edited by: Andrej Malchukov , Martin Haspelmath and Bernard Comrie

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110220377

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About this book

This rich volume deals comprehensively with cross-linguistic variation in the morphosyntax of ditransitive constructions: constructions formed with verbs (like give) that take Agent, Theme and Recipient arguments. For the first time, a broadly cross-linguistic perspective is adopted. The present volume, consisting of an overview article and twenty-odd in-depth studies of ditransitive constructions in individual languages from different continents, arose from the conference on ditransitive constructions held at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig) in 2007. It opens with the editors' survey article providing an overview of cross-linguistic variation in ditransitive constructions, followed by the questionnaire on ditransitive constructions, compiled by the editors in order to elicit various properties of these patterns. The editors' overview discusses formal properties of ditransitive constructions as well as behavioral (or syntactic) and lexical properties (i.e., the extension of ditransitive constructions across different verb classes).

The volume includes 23 contributions describing properties of ditransitive constructions in languages from all over the world, written by leading experts. Care has been taken that the contributions to the volume will be representative of structural, geographic and genealogical diversity in the domain of ditransitive constructions. Thus the present volume provides a unique source of information on typological diversity of ditransitive constructions. It is expected that it will be of central interest to all scholars and advanced students of linguistics, especially to those working in the field of language typology and comparative syntax.

Author / Editor information

Andrej Malchukov, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany and Institute of Linguistic Studies, St. Petersburg, Russia; Martin Haspelmath, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany; Bernard Comrie, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany and University of California Santa Barbara, USA.

Reviews

"This book is an impressive crosslinguistic resource on ditransitives, and it will be the major reference work on ditransitives for years to come."
Elly van Gelderen in: http://elanguage.net/blogs/booknotices/?p=2054

"The reviewed volume undoubtedly makes a major contribution not only to the research of ditransitive and three-participant constructions, but more broadly to the typology in general, revealing high standards of typological research in terms of minute description of individual languages and cross-linguistic generalizations. It also attests to a keen interest of current typological research in lexical semantics and its interaction with grammar. Thus, the volume "Studies in ditransitive constructions: A comparative Handbook", along with other publications, is yet another confirmation of the leading position of the Linguistic Department based at the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig in the vibrant field of typological research."
Peter Arkadiev in: Voprosy Jazykoznanija 1/2012

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	V
Notational conventions and abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VIII
List of authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XI
GENERAL CHAPTERS
I. Ditransitive constructions: A typological overview Andrej Malchukov, Martin Haspelmath and Bernard Comrie Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. Questionnaire on ditransitive constructions Bernard Comrie, Martin Haspelmath and Andrej Malchukov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
THE LANGUAGES
AFRICA
1. Are there ditransitive verbs in !Xun? Christa König and Bernd Heine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
2. On Emai ditransitive constructions Ronald P. Schaefer and Francis O. Egbokhare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
3. Ditransitive constructions in Yorùbá Joseph Atoyebi, Martin Haspelmath and Andrej Malchukov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
4. Ditransitive constructions in Baule Denis Creissels and Jérémie Kouadio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
5. Ditransitive constructions in Jóola Banjal Alain-Christian Bassène Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
6. Ditransitive constructions in Tima Gerrit J. Dimmendaal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
EURASIA
7. Ditransitive constructions in the Neo-Aramaic dialect of Telkepe Eleanor Coghill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
8. Ditransitive constructions in Vafsi: A corpus-based study Donald Stilo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
9. Ditransitive constructions in East Caucasian: A family overview Michael Daniel, Zaira Khalilova and Zarina Molochieva Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
10. Ditransitive constructions in Tungusic languages Andrej Malchukov and Igor’ Nedjalkov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	316
11. Ditransitive constructions in Ket Andrey Nefedov, Andrej Malchukov and Edward Vajda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	352
12. The syntax of three-argument verbs in Chintang and Belhare (Southeastern Kiranti) Balthasar Bickel, Manoj Rai, Netra P. Paudyal, Goma Banjade, Toya N. Bhatta, Martin Gaenszle, Elena Lieven, Ichchha Purna Rai, Novel Kishore Rai and Sabine Stoll Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	382
13. Ditransitive constructions in Thai Kingkarn Thepkanjana Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	409
NEW GUINEA AND AUSTRALIA
14. Ditransitive constructions in Teiwa Marian Klamer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	427
15. Ditransitives in Mian Sebastian Fedden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	456
16. Ditransitive constructions and their alternatives in Teop Ulrike Mosel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	486
17. Grammatical properties and classification of three-participant predicates in Jaminjung Eva Schultze-Berndt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	510
AMERICAS
18. Ditransitives in Central Alaskan Yupik Osahito Miyaoka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	529
19. Ditransitive constructions in Halkomelem Salish: A direct object/oblique object language Donna B. Gerdts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	563
20. Ditransitivity in Hupa (Athabaskan) Amy Campbell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	611
21. Ditransitive constructions in Ojibwe Richard A. Rhodes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	626
22. Ditransitive constructions in Tlapanec Søren Wichmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	651
23. Ditransitives in Itonama Mily Crevels Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	678
24. Ditransitives in Mapudungun Lucía A. Golluscio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	710
Author index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	757
Language index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	762
Subject index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	766

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Scholars and Advanced Students of Linguistics, especially those interested in Language Typology and Comparative Syntax
Pages
- Front matter: 18
- Main content: 772
Keywords: Language Typology; Functional Grammar; Syntax

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Published: December 23, 2010
ISBN: 9783110220377

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Published: December 13, 2010
ISBN: 9783110220360