Symmetrical Voice and Linking in Western Austronesian Languages
This book is an in-depth study of the voice systems of Totoli, Balinese, Indonesian, and Tagalog, which shows that the symmetrical nature of these systems poses a problem to current linking theories. It provides an analysis of symmetrical linking within two grammatical theories (LFG & RRG) and d...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston ; Berlin
De Gruyter Mouton
2014, ©2014
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| Series: | Pacific Linguistics
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| Collection: | DeGruyter MPG Collection - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book is an in-depth study of the voice systems of Totoli, Balinese, Indonesian, and Tagalog, which shows that the symmetrical nature of these systems poses a problem to current linking theories. It provides an analysis of symmetrical linking within two grammatical theories (LFG & RRG) and develops a modified LFG linking mechanism that sheds light on the differences as well as the similarities of symmetrical and asymmetrical voice systems. |
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| Physical Description: | XI, 244 pages |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61451-871-6 978-1-5015-0066-4 |