This book deals with systems of verb classification in Australian Aboriginal languages, with particular focus on languages of the north-west. It proposes a typology of the systems according to their main formal and semantic characteristics. It also makes some proposals concerning the historical origins and grammaticisation of these systems, and suggestions regarding the grammatical relations involved. In addition, an attempt is made to situate the phenomenon of verb classification within the context of related verbal phenomena such as serial verb constructions, nominal incorporation, and complex predicates.
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William Mc Gregor, Aarhus University, Denmark.
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Sprache Englisch ● Format PDF ● Seiten 556 ● ISBN 9783110870879 ● Dateigröße 13.3 MB ● Verlag De Gruyter ● Ort Basel/Berlin/Boston ● Erscheinungsjahr 2013 ● Ausgabe 1 ● herunterladbar 24 Monate ● Währung EUR ● ID 6298116 ● Kopierschutz Adobe DRM
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