15.3366, Books: Typology/Syntax/Semantics: Malchukov

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Date: 28-Nov-2004
From: Ulrich Lueders < lincom.europa at t-online.de >
Subject: Dependency Reversal in Noun-Attributive Constructions: Malchukov



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Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 10:08:12
From: Ulrich Lueders < lincom.europa at t-online.de >
Subject: Dependency Reversal in Noun-Attributive Constructions: Malchukov


Title: Dependency reversal in noun-attributive constructions
Subtitle: towards a typology
Series Title: LINCOM Studies in Language Typology 03

Publication Year: 2004
Publisher: Lincom GmbH
           http://www.lincom-europa.com

Author: Andrej L. Malchukov, Russian Academy of Sciences

Paperback: ISBN: 3895866830 Pages: 54 Price: Europe EURO 32


Abstract:

This study is conceived as a contribution to a tyoplogy of attributive
contructions, focussing on constructions exhibiting splits of head
proporties. The term "dependency reversal in noun-attributive
constructions" (DNRA) is used to refer to possessive-like attributive
constructions (of the type (that) idiot of a doctor), with the attribute
surfacing as the formal head and the semantic head surfacing as the formal
possessor. The body of the study presents a discussion of DNRA contructions
as attested in six individual languages: Even (resp. other Tungusic
languages), Aleut, Hausa, Gude, Chinook and Latin. The variation of the
DNRA patterns, in particular along the parameter of the attribute's
upgrading/recategorization, is further considered.

Following the lines of structure-based typologies, an upward taxonomy of
DNRA structures is presented to include other cases of constructions
involving the attribute's upgrading and the head (-to-possessor) demotion.
In search of DNRA related patterns the discussion is extended to internal
relative clauses and constructions with "dominant attributes." Finally
factors favouring the rise of DNRA structures are tentatively considered:
apart from diachronic factors, underdifferentiation of lexical categories
as well as pragmatic salience of the attribute are shown to contribute to
DNRA processes.

2nd printing.



Linguistic Field(s): Semantics
                     Syntax
                     Typology

Subject Language(s): Aleut (Language Code: ALW)
                     Chinook (Language Code: CHH)
                     Even (Language Code: EVE)
                     Gude (Language Code: GDE)
                     Hausa (Language Code: HUA)
                     Latin (Language Code: LTN)


Written In: English  (Language Code: ENG)

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