Chapter 8. The non-universality of linguistic categories
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Simone Mattiola
Abstract
This paper aims at giving a typological overview of pluractionality in order to show how grammatical categories, in cross-linguistic perspective, cannot be considered as universally valid entities. After having defined the phenomenon, I will present the main functions and some formal characteristics that pluractional markers have in the languages of the world. Then, I will describe the diachronic sources from which pluractional markers probably come from. Finally, I will discuss the grammatical status that pluractionality has in cross-linguistic perspective in the light of the broad variety it shows in the languages of the world and also taking into consideration data from specific languages.
Abstract
This paper aims at giving a typological overview of pluractionality in order to show how grammatical categories, in cross-linguistic perspective, cannot be considered as universally valid entities. After having defined the phenomenon, I will present the main functions and some formal characteristics that pluractional markers have in the languages of the world. Then, I will describe the diachronic sources from which pluractional markers probably come from. Finally, I will discuss the grammatical status that pluractionality has in cross-linguistic perspective in the light of the broad variety it shows in the languages of the world and also taking into consideration data from specific languages.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. Linguistic categories, language description and linguistic typology – An overview 1
- Chapter 2. Towards standardization of morphosyntactic terminology for general linguistics 35
- Chapter 3. Universal underpinnings of language-specific categories 59
- Chapter 4. Typology of functional domains 101
- Chapter 5. Theories of language, language comparison, and grammatical description 137
- Chapter 6. Comparative concepts are not a different kind of thing 211
- Chapter 7. Essentials of the unityp research project 249
- Chapter 8. The non-universality of linguistic categories 279
- Chapter 9. Parts of speech, comparative concepts and Indo-European linguistics 313
- Chapter 10. Verbal vs. nominal reflexive constructions 367
- Chapter 11. The category ‘pronoun’ in East and Southeast Asian languages, with a focus on Japanese 389
- Subject index 411
- Language index 419
- Author index 421
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. Linguistic categories, language description and linguistic typology – An overview 1
- Chapter 2. Towards standardization of morphosyntactic terminology for general linguistics 35
- Chapter 3. Universal underpinnings of language-specific categories 59
- Chapter 4. Typology of functional domains 101
- Chapter 5. Theories of language, language comparison, and grammatical description 137
- Chapter 6. Comparative concepts are not a different kind of thing 211
- Chapter 7. Essentials of the unityp research project 249
- Chapter 8. The non-universality of linguistic categories 279
- Chapter 9. Parts of speech, comparative concepts and Indo-European linguistics 313
- Chapter 10. Verbal vs. nominal reflexive constructions 367
- Chapter 11. The category ‘pronoun’ in East and Southeast Asian languages, with a focus on Japanese 389
- Subject index 411
- Language index 419
- Author index 421
