352 Pages
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Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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Based on extensive and diverse material from 70 languages, and covering a range of previously undiscussed problems, this book provides a thorough analysis of how nominalization types interact with other structural features. It focuses on action nominal constructions, and in particular, the comparison of their syntactic structure with that of finite clauses and of other noun phrases, a problem... Read more
Part 1 Theoretical background: 1. Preliminaries; the aim of this book, 2. ANCs as non-finite noun clauses, 3. Noun phrases vs. finite clauses in different languages. Part 2 The Data: 4. The data base, 5. Type 1:'Sentential', 6. Type 2:'Possessive-Accusative', 7. Type 3: 'Ergative-Possessive', 8. Type 4:'Nomimal', 9. Less frequent types, 10. Splits and variations. Part 3 Discussion: 11. Explanation of type-membership 12.Explanantion of the attested types; Summary; Appendix A: Alphabetical language index; Appendix B: ANC types with examples; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm
