Applicative Constructions in the World's Languages (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783110735482)

This book presents a state-of-the-art cross-linguistic survey of applicative constructions in the functional-typological tradition. An introductory section sets the terminological and analytical stage, presents the methodology used by the different chapters, and provides a typological outlook. The individual contributions address the morphological, syntactic and semantic variation of applicatives, as well as their discourse-pragmatic function. They cover all major language families and some isolates that feature some illuminating version of the phenomenon, paying special attention to language-internal variation and unity. The phenomena surveyed range from those instances usually considered canonical (valency-increasing, syntactically and semantically predictable, productive, dedicated, and optional) to those occasionally understudied in descriptive works and frequently neglected in comparative studies (valency-neutral, rather unpredictable, lexicalized, syncretic, and/or obligatory).

Author: Fernando Zuniga
ISBN-10: 3110735482
ISBN-13: 9783110735482
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2024
Pages: 1100
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.26lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 2.25d