27.2628, Books: Differential Case Marking in Mongolian: Guntsetseg

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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 13:31:52
From: Krista Zimmer [krista at isdistribution.com]
Subject: Differential Case Marking in Mongolian: Guntsetseg

Title: Differential Case Marking in Mongolian 
Series Title: Tunguso-Sibirica, 39  

Publication Year: 2016 
Publisher: ISD, Distributor of Scholarly Books
	   http://www.isdistribution.com

Book URL: https://www.isdistribution.com/BookDetail.aspx?aId=71890 

Author: Dolgor Guntsetseg

Paperback: ISBN:  9783447106115 Pages: 204 Price: U.S. $ 73.00

Abstract:

Mongolian is an ordinary DOM (Differential Object Marking) language: the
accusative case does not always occur on direct objects. This book
investigates the phenomenon starting from the research question of how the
Mongolian pattern is influenced by factors that cross-linguistically trigger
DOM, such as referentiality, animacy, and topicality. It shows that looking at
any of these factors on its own is not sufficient, but rather that DOM emerges
from a complicated interaction of these factors. Apart from DOM, Mongolian
also exhibits a specific type of Differential Subject marking (DSM), in which
the subjects of embedded clauses (including adverbial clauses) occur with the
accusative case. This is the second issue investigated in the study. In
addition to the features already mentioned, sentence structure turns out to be
relevant here. More specifically, the adjacent occurrence of main and embedded
subjects is identified as a crucial factor for triggering DSM. Both
observations about DOM and DSM in Mongolian can be brought together in the
generalization that the accusative case in Mongolian is used to distinguish
between two arguments not only within a clause but also across the clause
boundaries. The book provides a detailed introduction into relevant components
of Mongolian grammar, and its findings are supported by extensive experimental
studies with a large number of native speakers in an attempt to ensure a high
quality of linguistic evidence. (Harrassowitz Verlag 2016)

Linguistic Field(s): Morphology
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): Mongolian, Classical (cmg)

Language Family(ies): Mongolian

Written In: English  (eng)

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