Description
The Formal Grammar of Switch-Reference
Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics Series
Author: Finer Daniel L
Language: EnglishSubject for The Formal Grammar of Switch-Reference:
Keywords
binding; theory; lower; clause; accessible; subject; maximal; projection; inclusive; agr; Binding Theory; RLE; Comp; Governing Category; Maximal Projection; Lower Clause; Subject Np; Inclusive Reference; Accessible SUBJECT; Fut; Sov Language; Disjoint Reference; Lexical Np; Matrix Clause; Plural Np; Relative Clause; Split Antecedents; Superordinate Clause; Chapter III; Np VP; Medial Clause; Pre; Erg; Higher Clause; Np Subject
Publication date: 11-2013
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 01-2016
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
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This book studies the syntax of switch-reference and its implications for the theory of grammar. Switch-reference, found in many genetically and geographically diverse languages, is a phenomenon whereby referential identity between subjects of hierarchically adjacent clauses is encoded by the presence of a morpheme, usually suffixed to the verb of the subordinate clause. This book argues that switch-reference should be analysed as a syntactic rather than a purely pragmatic or functional feature of language.
1. Introductory Remarks 2. The Syntactic Nature of Switch-Reference 3. Inclusive Reference and Switch-Reference 4. Anticipatory Subjects 5. Related and Residual Topics
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