Preferred argument structure : grammar as architecture for function

Du Bois, John W. (Added Author). Kumpf, Lorraine Edith, 1948- (Added Author). Ashby, William J. (Added Author).

Summary: Preferred Argument Structure offers a profound insight into the relationship between language use and grammatical structure. In his original publication on Preferred Argument Structure, Du Bois (1987) demonstrated the power of this perspective by using it to explain the origins of ergativity and ergative marking systems. Since this work, the general applicability of Preferred Argument Structure has been demonstrated in studies of language after language. In this collection, the authors move beyond verifying Preferred Argument Structure as a property of a given language. They use the methodolog.

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ISBN: 661216090X
ISBN: 9786612160905
ISBN: 9781282160903
ISBN: 1282160907
ISBN: 9781588113696
ISBN: 1588113698
ISBN: 9027296138
ISBN: 9789027296139
Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 458 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2003.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preferred Argument Structure; Dedication page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Argument structure; Preferred Argument Structure across time and space; The lexicon in interaction; Genre and Preferred Argument Structure; Issues in the comparative argument structure analysis inMayan narratives; New light on information pressure; Beyond Preferred Argument Structure; Multiple constraints on reference form; Argument splits in Finnish grammar and discourse; Core arguments and the inversion of the nominal hierarchy in Roviana.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.