Ergativity and other alignment types in neo-Aramaic investigating morphosyntactic microvariation
"The alignment splits in the Neo-Aramaic languages display a considerable degree of diversity, especially in terms of agreement. While earlier studies have generally oversimplified the actual state of affairs, Paul M. Noorlander offers a meticulous and clear account of nearly all microvariation...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden
Brill
2021, 2021
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| Series: | Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "The alignment splits in the Neo-Aramaic languages display a considerable degree of diversity, especially in terms of agreement. While earlier studies have generally oversimplified the actual state of affairs, Paul M. Noorlander offers a meticulous and clear account of nearly all microvariation documented so far, addressing all relevant morphosyntactic phenomena. By means of fully glossed and translated examples, the author shows that this vast variation in morphological alignment, including ergativity, is unexpected from a functional typological perspective. He argues the alignment splits are rather the outcome of several construction-specific processes such as internal system harmonization and grammaticalization, as well as language contact"-- |
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| Item Description: | Based in part on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Leiden University, 2018 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9789004448179 9004448187 9004448179 |