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Prelim pages
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of authors vii
- Preface ix
- 1. Experiencer datives in Kannada 1
- 2. Syntactic change and convergence 25
- 3. Non-nominative subjects in comparison 49
- 4. The syntax of experiencers in the Himalayas 77
- 5. Oblique-case subjects in Tsez 113
- 6. Some non-nominative subjects in Bangla 129
- 7. Non-nominative subjects in Hindi — Urdu VP structure and case parameters 141
- 8. Experiencer objects in Iwaidjan languages (Australia) 169
- 9. The diachronic relationship between quirky subjects and stylistic fronting 193
- 10. Case as agreement 213
- 11. The possessor — experiencer dative in Malayalam 227
- 12. Acquisition of dative subject in Tamil 245
- 13. The position of the accusative subject in the accusative — infinitive construction 269
- 14. On the origin of non-nominative subjects 283
- 15. Southeast-Asian languages 301
- Index 319
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- List of authors vii
- Preface ix
- 1. Experiencer datives in Kannada 1
- 2. Syntactic change and convergence 25
- 3. Non-nominative subjects in comparison 49
- 4. The syntax of experiencers in the Himalayas 77
- 5. Oblique-case subjects in Tsez 113
- 6. Some non-nominative subjects in Bangla 129
- 7. Non-nominative subjects in Hindi — Urdu VP structure and case parameters 141
- 8. Experiencer objects in Iwaidjan languages (Australia) 169
- 9. The diachronic relationship between quirky subjects and stylistic fronting 193
- 10. Case as agreement 213
- 11. The possessor — experiencer dative in Malayalam 227
- 12. Acquisition of dative subject in Tamil 245
- 13. The position of the accusative subject in the accusative — infinitive construction 269
- 14. On the origin of non-nominative subjects 283
- 15. Southeast-Asian languages 301
- Index 319