Double Case
Double Case
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9780195087758 |
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Hardback |
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1 Jun 1995 |
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Suffixaufnahme is an unusual pattern of multiple case marking due to agreement: a nominal that is already case-marked for its own adnominal function in addition copies the case of the nominal to which it is to be related. The essays in this collection comprehensively examine this little known phenomenon in all areas where it is (or was) attested--most typically in Anatolia, the Caucasus and Transcaucasus, Aryan India, Eastern Siberia, Ethiopia, and
aboriginal Australia. The definitive comparative account of Suffixaufnahme, this volume shows how an ostensibly marginal pattern of case agreement sheds light on major theoretical issues in syntax and morphology, in
historical linguistics, and in typology.
Authors
Edited by Frans Plank , Professor of Linguistics, University of Konstanz, Germany
Reviews
"Plank deserves our thanks for putting together a solid, readable reference on the topic."--Journal of Linguistics
"Plank deserves our thanks for putting together a solid, readable reference on the topic."--Journal of Linguistics
"...this book advances our knowledge about noun-phrase structure considerably...and may well become another milestone in typology."--Linguistics