The Grammar of Inalienability: A Typological Perspective on Body Part Terms and the Part-Whole Relation

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The Grammar of Inalienability

A Typological Perspective on Body Part Terms and the Part-Whole Relation

Edited by: Hilary Chappell and William McGregor

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1996

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Volume 14 | Empirical Approaches to Language Typology [EALT]

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Linguistics and Semiotics Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines Functional Theories of Grammar
Linguistics and Semiotics Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines Linguistic Typology
Linguistics and Semiotics Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines Philosophy of Language

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Frontmatter
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Dedication
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Preface
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Map
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Contents
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Part I: Introduction
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Prolegomena to a theory of inalienability
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Hilary Chappell and William McGregor

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The expression of concepts of the personal domain and indivisibility in Indo-European languages
31
Charles Bally

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Part II: Languages of Australia
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The syntax and semantics of body part incorporation in Mayali
65
Nicholas Evans

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Body parts in Warray
111
Mark Harvey

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“My face am burning!”: quasi-passive, body parts, and related issues in Yawuru grammar and cultural concepts
155
Komei Hosokawa

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Body parts and possession in Anindilyakwa
193
Velma J. Leeding

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The grammar of nominal prefixing in Nyulnyul
251
William McGregor

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Body parts, possession marking and nominal classes in Ndjébbana
293
Graham R. McKay

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Body parts in Murrinh-Patha: incorporation, grammar and metaphor
327
Michael Walsh

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Part III: Languages of the Pacific
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Inalienable possession in Paamese grammar
383
Terry Crowley

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Body parts in Tinrin
433
Midori Osumi

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Part IV: Languages of Asia
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Inalienability and the personal domain in Mandarin Chinese discourse
465
Hilary Chappell

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Where do you feel? – Stative verbs and body-part terms in Mainland Southeast Asia
529
Marybeth Clark

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The possession cline in Japanese and other languages
565
Tasaku Tsunoda

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Part V: Languages of North America
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Multiple reflections of inalienability in Mohawk
633
Marianne Mithun

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On the grammar of body parts in Koyukon Athabaskan
651
Chad Thompson

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Part VI: Languages of Europe
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Degenerate cases of body parts in Middle Dutch
679
Kate Burridge

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Inalienability and topicality in Romanian: Pragma-semantics of syntax
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Maria Manoliu-Manea

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The dative and the grammar of body parts in German
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Dorothea Neumann

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Part VII: Languages of Africa
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Body parts in Ewe grammar
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Felix Ameka

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Body parts in Acholi: alienable and inalienable distinctions and extended uses
841
Edith L Bavin

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The syntax of body parts in Haya
865
Larry M. Hyman

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Part VIII: Bibliography
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Bibliography on inalienability
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Hilary Chappell and William McGregor

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Authors’ Adresses
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Subject Index
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Language Index
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Author Index
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Possessivität; Körperteil; Wortfeld

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The Grammar of Inalienability

Overview

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Dedication

Preface

Map

Contents

Prolegomena to a theory of inalienability

The expression of concepts of the personal domain and indivisibility in Indo-European languages

The syntax and semantics of body part incorporation in Mayali

Body parts in Warray

“My face am burning!”: quasi-passive, body parts, and related issues in Yawuru grammar and cultural concepts

Body parts and possession in Anindilyakwa

The grammar of nominal prefixing in Nyulnyul

Body parts, possession marking and nominal classes in Ndjébbana

Body parts in Murrinh-Patha: incorporation, grammar and metaphor

Inalienable possession in Paamese grammar

Body parts in Tinrin

Inalienability and the personal domain in Mandarin Chinese discourse

Where do you feel? – Stative verbs and body-part terms in Mainland Southeast Asia

The possession cline in Japanese and other languages

Multiple reflections of inalienability in Mohawk

On the grammar of body parts in Koyukon Athabaskan

Degenerate cases of body parts in Middle Dutch

Inalienability and topicality in Romanian: Pragma-semantics of syntax

The dative and the grammar of body parts in German

Body parts in Ewe grammar

Body parts in Acholi: alienable and inalienable distinctions and extended uses

The syntax of body parts in Haya

Bibliography on inalienability

Authors’ Adresses

Subject Index

Language Index

Author Index

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