Multiple object constructions in P'orhepecha : : argument realization and valence-affecting morphology / / by Alejandra Capistran Garza.
In Multiple Object Constructions in P’orhépecha , Capistrán offers a detailed description of double and triple object clauses in P’orhépecha, a Mesoamerican isolate with a case system lacking an accusative-dative distinction. Regarding argument realization, Capistrán discusses alternating constructi...
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Superior document: | Brill's Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas, Volume 9 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2015. ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Brill's studies in the indigenous languages of the Americas ;
Volume 9. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (358 pages) :; illustrations, tables. |
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Other title: | Preliminary Material / 1 Introduction / 2 Subject and Object in Monotransitive Constructions / 3 Three-argument Constructions with Non-derived Verbs / 4 Applicative Constructions / 5 Constructions with Causative/Instrumental Suffixes / 6 Predicates with Spatial Suffixes: Part-whole Relations and External Possession Constructions / 7 Constructions with Predicates Involving More than Three Arguments / 8 Conclusions / Bibliography / Language Index / Author Index / Subject Index / |
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Summary: | In Multiple Object Constructions in P’orhépecha , Capistrán offers a detailed description of double and triple object clauses in P’orhépecha, a Mesoamerican isolate with a case system lacking an accusative-dative distinction. Regarding argument realization, Capistrán discusses alternating constructions and a construction split triggered by the person hierarchy. Valence-affecting operations—applicative, causative/instrumental and part-whole lexical suffixes—are examined, highlighting the person features of applicative suffixes and the complex part-whole morphology. Capistrán’s analysis demonstrates that in P’orhépecha most object coding properties show a neutral pattern, while all behavioral properties present asymmetries that shape a secundative pattern or PO/SO alignment. Capistrán argues that the strong tendency in P’orhépecha to determine PO selection according to a thematic ranking helps explain the (un)grammaticality of tritransitive constructions. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9004288872 |
ISSN: | 1876-5580 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | by Alejandra Capistran Garza. |