Chapter 8. Variation in the verbal marking of antipassive constructions
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Katarzyna Janic
Abstract
The coding of antipassive constructions displays crosslinguistically irregular though noteworthy patterns. It commonly involves a phonologically overt form, labeled here antipassivizer. However, this segmental coding is not the only way to signal an antipassive meaning. In some languages, antipassive constructions can also involve a change in a verbal stem. This non-linear morphological type of coding has not, however, attracted much attention among linguists so far. It is the aim of this study to fill this gap. Given also that an antipassivizer may have different origins, another goal is to bridge the synchronic investigation of these markers with their diachronic description in order to provide a survey of the most common forms, which developed into an antipassive function.
Abstract
The coding of antipassive constructions displays crosslinguistically irregular though noteworthy patterns. It commonly involves a phonologically overt form, labeled here antipassivizer. However, this segmental coding is not the only way to signal an antipassive meaning. In some languages, antipassive constructions can also involve a change in a verbal stem. This non-linear morphological type of coding has not, however, attracted much attention among linguists so far. It is the aim of this study to fill this gap. Given also that an antipassivizer may have different origins, another goal is to bridge the synchronic investigation of these markers with their diachronic description in order to provide a survey of the most common forms, which developed into an antipassive function.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. The multifaceted nature of the antipassive construction 1
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Part 1. Lexical semantics and event representation of antipassive constructions
- Chapter 2. Antipassive propensities and alignment 43
- Chapter 3. Antipassive in the Cariban family 65
- Chapter 4. Aspect and modality in Pama-Nyungan antipassives 97
- Chapter 5. Antipassive constructions in Oceanic languages 149
- Chapter 6. Antipassive and the lexical meaning of verbs 177
- Chapter 7. Unspecified participant 213
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Part 2. Antipassive marking
- Chapter 8. Variation in the verbal marking of antipassive constructions 249
- Chapter 9. Antipassive derivation in Soninke (West Mande) 293
- Chapter 10. Explaining the antipassive-causative syncretism in Mocoví (Guaycuruan) 315
- Chapter 11. Polyfunctional vanka- in Nivaĉle and the antipassive category 349
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Part 3. Diachrony of antipassive constructions
- Chapter 12. The antipassive and its relationship to person markers 385
- Chapter 13. Antipassive derivations in Sino-Tibetan/Trans-Himalayan and their sources 427
- Chapter 14. The profile and development of the Maa (Eastern Nilotic) antipassive 447
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Part 4. Fuzzy boundaries
- Chapter 15. Indirect antipassive in Circassian 483
- Chapter 16. Antipassives in Nakh-Daghestanian languages 515
- Chapter 17. Antipassive and antipassive-like constructions in Mayan languages 549
- Chapter 18. When an antipassive isn’t an antipassive anymore 579
- Chapter 19. Antipassivization in Basque revisited 621
- Index 641
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. The multifaceted nature of the antipassive construction 1
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Part 1. Lexical semantics and event representation of antipassive constructions
- Chapter 2. Antipassive propensities and alignment 43
- Chapter 3. Antipassive in the Cariban family 65
- Chapter 4. Aspect and modality in Pama-Nyungan antipassives 97
- Chapter 5. Antipassive constructions in Oceanic languages 149
- Chapter 6. Antipassive and the lexical meaning of verbs 177
- Chapter 7. Unspecified participant 213
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Part 2. Antipassive marking
- Chapter 8. Variation in the verbal marking of antipassive constructions 249
- Chapter 9. Antipassive derivation in Soninke (West Mande) 293
- Chapter 10. Explaining the antipassive-causative syncretism in Mocoví (Guaycuruan) 315
- Chapter 11. Polyfunctional vanka- in Nivaĉle and the antipassive category 349
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Part 3. Diachrony of antipassive constructions
- Chapter 12. The antipassive and its relationship to person markers 385
- Chapter 13. Antipassive derivations in Sino-Tibetan/Trans-Himalayan and their sources 427
- Chapter 14. The profile and development of the Maa (Eastern Nilotic) antipassive 447
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Part 4. Fuzzy boundaries
- Chapter 15. Indirect antipassive in Circassian 483
- Chapter 16. Antipassives in Nakh-Daghestanian languages 515
- Chapter 17. Antipassive and antipassive-like constructions in Mayan languages 549
- Chapter 18. When an antipassive isn’t an antipassive anymore 579
- Chapter 19. Antipassivization in Basque revisited 621
- Index 641