Symmetrical Voice and Linking in Western Austronesian Languages / / Sonja Riesberg.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Riesberg, Sonja,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Pacific Linguistics [PL] , 646
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; Abbreviations --; 1 Introduction --; 2 The Symmetry of the Voices in Indonesian, Balinese, Totoli, and Tagalog --; 3 Linking Semantic Arguments to Syntax --; 4 Coreness, Obliqueness, and the Status of the Passive Actor --; 5 A Modified LFG Approach to Linking --; 6 Conclusion --; Appendix --; References --; Index of subjects
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781614518716; 9783110238570; 9783110238457; 9783110636970; 9783110742961; 9783110369526; 9783110370270
• ISSN: 1448-8310
• DOI: 10.1515/9781614518716
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Sonja Riesberg.

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.