Noun-modifying constructions in Marathi
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Peter Edwin Hook
Abstract
We provide a detailed description of the types of noun-modifying constructions in Marathi whose counterparts in Japanese are considered to be structurally comparable. We show that in Marathi, while one type of relative construction and one type of noun-complement clause are formally distinct, there are other types that are identical in form, as in Japanese. Furthermore, the same noun-modifying construction in Marathi has yet other functions (among them are “gapless” relativization and disembedded or insubordinate predication) that are characteristic of their counterparts in Japanese. The data reported in our chapter is taken from published and online sources.
Abstract
We provide a detailed description of the types of noun-modifying constructions in Marathi whose counterparts in Japanese are considered to be structurally comparable. We show that in Marathi, while one type of relative construction and one type of noun-complement clause are formally distinct, there are other types that are identical in form, as in Japanese. Furthermore, the same noun-modifying construction in Marathi has yet other functions (among them are “gapless” relativization and disembedded or insubordinate predication) that are characteristic of their counterparts in Japanese. The data reported in our chapter is taken from published and online sources.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface 1
- Noun-modifying clause constructions in languages of Eurasia 3
- General noun-modifying clause constructions in Japanese 23
- The attributive versus final distinction and the manifestation of “main clause phenomena” in Japanese and Korean noun modifying clause constructions 45
- Noun-modifying constructions in Korean 59
- Noun-modifying clause constructions in Sino-Tibetan languages 91
- Noun-modifying clauses in Cantonese 105
- General noun-modifying clause constructions in Hinuq and Bezhta, with a note on other Daghestanian languages 121
- The general noun-modifying clause construction in Tundra Nenets and its possible origin 147
- Noun-modifying constructions and relativization in the central and western Caucasus 179
- Noun-modifying clause constructions in Ainu 203
- Turkish and Turkic complex noun phrase constructions 251
- Noun-modifying constructions in Marathi 293
- Conclusion 331
- Examples to explore in noun-modifying constructions 339
- Relative clauses and noun-modifying clauses in Chantyal 355
- Language index 371
- Name index 373
- Subject index 377
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface 1
- Noun-modifying clause constructions in languages of Eurasia 3
- General noun-modifying clause constructions in Japanese 23
- The attributive versus final distinction and the manifestation of “main clause phenomena” in Japanese and Korean noun modifying clause constructions 45
- Noun-modifying constructions in Korean 59
- Noun-modifying clause constructions in Sino-Tibetan languages 91
- Noun-modifying clauses in Cantonese 105
- General noun-modifying clause constructions in Hinuq and Bezhta, with a note on other Daghestanian languages 121
- The general noun-modifying clause construction in Tundra Nenets and its possible origin 147
- Noun-modifying constructions and relativization in the central and western Caucasus 179
- Noun-modifying clause constructions in Ainu 203
- Turkish and Turkic complex noun phrase constructions 251
- Noun-modifying constructions in Marathi 293
- Conclusion 331
- Examples to explore in noun-modifying constructions 339
- Relative clauses and noun-modifying clauses in Chantyal 355
- Language index 371
- Name index 373
- Subject index 377
