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29 Non-verbal predication in Formosan languages

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Non-verbal Predication in the World’s Languages
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Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of non-verbal predication in Formosan languages, starting with a brief review of their major nominal and verbal characteristics, before showing how non-verbal predication resembles or differs from verbal predication and explaining the exclusion of certain constructions that should be considered instances of verbal rather than non-verbal predication. A classification of nominal, locative and possessive predication in Formosan languages with their morphosyntactic characteristics follows.

Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of non-verbal predication in Formosan languages, starting with a brief review of their major nominal and verbal characteristics, before showing how non-verbal predication resembles or differs from verbal predication and explaining the exclusion of certain constructions that should be considered instances of verbal rather than non-verbal predication. A classification of nominal, locative and possessive predication in Formosan languages with their morphosyntactic characteristics follows.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. List of the Authors V
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Contents IX
  5. Crucial issues in non-verbal predication: A questionnaire 785
  6. Part II: Case studies
  7. 22 Non-verbal predication in Maltese 789
  8. 23 Non-verbal predication in Nilotic 829
  9. 24 Non-verbal predication in Cushitic 865
  10. 25 Non-verbal predication in Mandinka and other Mande languages 915
  11. 26 Non-verbal predication in Cuwabo (Bantu) 955
  12. 27 Non-verbal predication in Ju 993
  13. Austronesia, Papunesia, Australia
  14. 28 Non-verbal predicates in Oceanic languages 1021
  15. 29 Non-verbal predication in Formosan languages 1067
  16. 30 Non-verbal predication in three families of Papunesia: Teiwa, Tidore and Mian 1103
  17. 31 Non-verbal predication in Nungon 1143
  18. 32 Non-verbal predication in Ngumpin-Yapa languages (Australia) 1169
  19. Part III: Conclusion and prospects
  20. 33 Non-verbal predication: Results and perspectives 1213
  21. Subject index 1275
  22. Language index 1283
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783112209677-030

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. List of the Authors V
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Contents IX
  5. Crucial issues in non-verbal predication: A questionnaire 785
  6. Part II: Case studies
  7. 22 Non-verbal predication in Maltese 789
  8. 23 Non-verbal predication in Nilotic 829
  9. 24 Non-verbal predication in Cushitic 865
  10. 25 Non-verbal predication in Mandinka and other Mande languages 915
  11. 26 Non-verbal predication in Cuwabo (Bantu) 955
  12. 27 Non-verbal predication in Ju 993
  13. Austronesia, Papunesia, Australia
  14. 28 Non-verbal predicates in Oceanic languages 1021
  15. 29 Non-verbal predication in Formosan languages 1067
  16. 30 Non-verbal predication in three families of Papunesia: Teiwa, Tidore and Mian 1103
  17. 31 Non-verbal predication in Nungon 1143
  18. 32 Non-verbal predication in Ngumpin-Yapa languages (Australia) 1169
  19. Part III: Conclusion and prospects
  20. 33 Non-verbal predication: Results and perspectives 1213
  21. Subject index 1275
  22. Language index 1283
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