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On some origins of switch-reference marking

  • John Haiman
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Switch Reference and Universal Grammar
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© 1983 John Benjamins Publishing Company

© 1983 John Benjamins Publishing Company

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgements vii
  4. Introduction ix
  5. Switch-reference in two Quechua languages 1
  6. Switch-reference in Huichol: A typological study 17
  7. Some features of interclausal reference in Kewa 39
  8. Topic continuity in discourse: The functional domain of switch-reference 51
  9. Switch-reference, clause order, and interclausal relationships in Maricopa 83
  10. On some origins of switch-reference marking 105
  11. Referential tracking in Nunggubuyu 129
  12. Typological and genetic notes on switch-reference systems in Noth American Indian Languages 151
  13. Switch-reference systems in two distinct linguistic areas: Wojokeso (Papua New Guinea) and Guanano (Northern South America) 185
  14. Switch-reference in Lenakel 209
  15. When “same” is not “not different” 223
  16. Switch-reference in the Northeast Caucasus 245
  17. Interclausal reference in Kashaya 267
  18. Switch-reference, syntactic organization, and rhetorical structure in Central Yup’ik Eskimo 291
  19. References 317
  20. Index of Languages 337
https://doi.org/10.1075/tsl.2.08hai

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgements vii
  4. Introduction ix
  5. Switch-reference in two Quechua languages 1
  6. Switch-reference in Huichol: A typological study 17
  7. Some features of interclausal reference in Kewa 39
  8. Topic continuity in discourse: The functional domain of switch-reference 51
  9. Switch-reference, clause order, and interclausal relationships in Maricopa 83
  10. On some origins of switch-reference marking 105
  11. Referential tracking in Nunggubuyu 129
  12. Typological and genetic notes on switch-reference systems in Noth American Indian Languages 151
  13. Switch-reference systems in two distinct linguistic areas: Wojokeso (Papua New Guinea) and Guanano (Northern South America) 185
  14. Switch-reference in Lenakel 209
  15. When “same” is not “not different” 223
  16. Switch-reference in the Northeast Caucasus 245
  17. Interclausal reference in Kashaya 267
  18. Switch-reference, syntactic organization, and rhetorical structure in Central Yup’ik Eskimo 291
  19. References 317
  20. Index of Languages 337
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