Applicative Morphology: Neglected Syntactic and Non-syntactic Functions

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2022

Applicative Morphology

Neglected Syntactic and Non-syntactic Functions

Edited by: Sara Pacchiarotti and Fernando Zuniga

Volume 373 in the series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110777949

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About this book

This book is about recurrent functions of applicative morphology not included in typologically-oriented definitions. Based on substantial cross-linguistic evidence, it challenges received wisdom on applicatives in several ways. First, in many of the surveyed languages, applicatives are the sole means to introduce a non-Actor semantic role into a clause. When there is an alternative way of expression, the applicative counterpart often has no valence-increasing effect on the targeted root. Second, applicative morphology can introduce constituents which are not syntactic objects and/or co-occur with obliques. Third, functions such as conveying aspectual nuances to the predicate (intensity, repetition, habituality) or its arguments (partitive P, highly individuated P), narrow-focusing constituents, and functioning as category-changing devices are attested in geographically distant and genetically unrelated languages. Further, this volume reveals that spatial-related morphology is prone to developing applicative functions in disparate languages and phyla. Finally, several contributions discuss the diachrony of applicative constructions and their (non-syntactic) attested functions, including a case of applicatives-in-the-making.

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Sara Pacchiarotti, Ghent University, Belgium; Fernando Zúñiga, University of Bern, Switzerland.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
1 Introduction Sara Pacchiarotti and Fernando Zúñiga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Americas
2 Typical and atypical applicative constructions in Yaqui Lilián Guerrero Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
3 The functions of applicative morphology in Shiwiar Martin Kohlberger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
4 Applicatives and beyond: Barbareño Chumash Marianne Mithun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
5 Applicative periphrastic constructions in the Colombian Spanish from The Andes Sergio Ibáñez Cerda, Alejandra Itzel Ortiz Villegas and Armando Mora-Bustos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
6 Spatial prefixes as applicatives in Harakmbut An Van Linden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Part II: Africa
7 Valency and saliency in Bantu applicatives: A diachronic reanalysis Hannah Gibson, Lutz Marten, Maarten Mous and Kristina Riedel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
8 Neglected functions of the Bantu applicative in relation to Locations: new insights from Fwe (K402) Hilde Gunnink and Sara Pacchiarotti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
9 The applicative(-like) function of Nilotic directionals: Introducing themes Doris L. Payne Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Part III: Asia (including the Middle East)
10 An applicative analysis of Soranî “absolute prepositions” Shuan Osman Karim and Ali Salehi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
11 Applicatives in Macro-Tani languages (Trans-Himalayan, Eastern Himalaya): Forms, functions and historical origins Yankee Modi and Mark W. Post Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
12 Canonical and Non-canonical applicatives in Waray Thomas E. Payne and Voltaire Q. Oyzon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	329
13 The sociative/benefactive applicative construction and the introduction of attitude holders in Tibetan Camille Simon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373
14 Neglected functions of western Indonesian applicatives Christina L. Truong and Bradley McDonnell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	405
15 The evolution of non-syntactic functions of applicatives: -i suffixation in Javanese and neighboring languages Jozina Vander Klok and Bethwyn Evans Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	437
Subject index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	475
Language index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	477

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Scholars and Researchers interested in Linguistic Typology, Morphosyntax, Language Change, Theoretical Linguists.
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 477
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 6
- Maps: 1
- Tables: 24
Keywords: Valence-Neutral Applicative Morphology; Semantic and Pragmatic Functions; Language Change; Spatial Morphology

eBook

Published: October 3, 2022
ISBN: 9783110777949

Hardcover

Published: October 3, 2022
ISBN: 9783110777857