Ergativity and Other Alignment Types in Neo-Aramaic Investigating Morphosyntactic Microvariation
The alignment splits in the Neo-Aramaic languages display a considerable degree of diversity, especially in terms of agreement. While earlier studies have generally oversimplified the actual state of affairs, Paul M. Noorlander offers a meticulous and clear account of nearly all microvariation docum...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden, The Netherlands :
Koninklijke Brill nv
[2021]
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| Edición: | First edition |
| Colección: | Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ;
Volume 103. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009626651206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface
- List of Figures, Maps and Tables
- Abbreviations and Symbols
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Ergativity, an Enigma in Semitic Linguistics?
- 1.2 Neo-Aramaic Dialects in the Land of Rivers
- 1.5 Previous Approaches to Alignment in Eastern Neo-Aramaic
- 1.6 Aims and Scope of This Book
- 1.7 Sources and Transcription Conventions
- 1.8 Outline
- 2 Who Did What to Whom in the Context of Neo-Aramaic
- 2.1 Main Components of Verbal Inflection in Neo-Aramaic
- 2.2 (Pro)nominals and Verbal Constructions Derived from (Pro)nominals
- 2.3 Defining and Identifying the Alignment of Who Did What to Whom
- 2.4 Conclusion: A Construction-Specific Approach
- 2.5 Overviews of Inflection
- 3 Ergativity and Its Typology: The Trans-Zab Jewish Dialects
- 3.1 Main Morphosyntactic Hallmarks
- 3.2 Ergativity and Alignment Splits in Typological Perspectives
- 3.3 Ergativity and Patient-Related Splits in Trans-Zab Jewish NENA
- 3.4 Ergativity and Splits along the Tense-Aspect-Mood Scale
- 3.5 Ergativity and Transitivity: Argument Omission and Valency Alternations
- 3.6 Conclusion: Construction-Specific, Not Alignment-Specific Factors
- 4 Christian and Western Jewish Dialects of NENA
- 4.1 Preliminary Notes on Morphosyntax
- 4.2 Ergative or Passive? Agents In and Out of Focus
- 4.3 Verb-Related Factors: Grammaticalization of Resultatives
- 4.4 Argument-Related Factors: Harmonizing the Object
- 4.5 Conclusion: Cross-System Harmonization
- 5 Below the Tigris: The Neo-Aramaic Dialects of Ṭur ʿAbdin and Mlaḥsó
- 5.1 Morphosyntactic Traits of Central Neo-Aramaic
- 5.2 The Neo-Aramaic Dialects of Ṭur ʿAbdin
- 5.3 The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Mlaḥsó
- 5.4 The Primacy of Intransitive Coding
- 5.5 Summary from Stem to Stern
- 6 Cross-Dialectal Synopsis of the Morphosyntax
- 6.1 Tense-Aspect-Sensitive Splits
- 6.2 Morphological Splits
- 6.3 Splits and Transitivity Alternations
- 6.4 Splits Based on Argument Properties
- 7 General Conclusion
- 7.1 Constructions Leading a Life of Their Own
- 7.2 A Taxonomy of Major Alignment Types
- References
- Index.
