Nominalization in Western Austronesian

Not-at-issueness in Totoli and Beyond

• Author(s): Maria Bardají,
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
• Pages: 350
• ISBN_10: 3111459926
  ISBN_13: 9783111459929
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Syntax , Foreign Language Study / Oceanic & Australian Languages , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Morphology , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Pragmatics , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Semantics ,

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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.