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Nominalization in Western Austronesian: Not-At-Issueness in Totoli and Beyond

Nominalization in Western Austronesian: Not-At-Issueness in Totoli and Beyond

Hardcover

Series: Pacific Linguistics [Pl], Book 670

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ISBN10: 3111456633
ISBN13: 9783111456638
Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
Published: Oct 7 2024
Pages: 350
Weight: 1.47
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

This book explores nominalization processes in Totoli (Sulawesi, Indonesia) within the context of western Austronesian symmetrical voice languages. The main focus is on lexical nominalizations, especially on action nominal constructions derived with pV-/pVN-/pVg- and kV-. By means of corpus data, the book provides a characterization of the form and the functions of these constructions and their hybrid nominal and verbal nature. It then investigates the role of nominalization (and subordination) in information packaging using the concept of at-issueness. Finally, it provides a systematic survey of nominalization constructions in 67 western Austronesian symmetrical voice languages.

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