Description:This volume presents thirteen original papers dealing with various aspects of two related areas of research of major concern to linguists of all theoretical voice and grammatical relations. The papers are written from typological, functional, and cognitive perspectives, and contain a number of general studies as well as studies focusing on specific issues, and offer a wealth of data from a broad range of languages. The volume provides up-to-date discussions of an array of issues of theoretical concern, including the nature of grammatical relations, voice in agent/patient systems, the expression vs. non-expression of participant roles, and personal vs. impersonal passives. The papers in the volume demonstrate that investigations into the nature of voice and grammatical relations can still yield fresh theoretical and typological insights.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Voice and Grammatical Relations. in Honor of Masayoshi Shibatani.. To get started finding Voice and Grammatical Relations. in Honor of Masayoshi Shibatani., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
362
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Release
2010
ISBN
1282155865
Voice and Grammatical Relations. in Honor of Masayoshi Shibatani.
Description: This volume presents thirteen original papers dealing with various aspects of two related areas of research of major concern to linguists of all theoretical voice and grammatical relations. The papers are written from typological, functional, and cognitive perspectives, and contain a number of general studies as well as studies focusing on specific issues, and offer a wealth of data from a broad range of languages. The volume provides up-to-date discussions of an array of issues of theoretical concern, including the nature of grammatical relations, voice in agent/patient systems, the expression vs. non-expression of participant roles, and personal vs. impersonal passives. The papers in the volume demonstrate that investigations into the nature of voice and grammatical relations can still yield fresh theoretical and typological insights.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Voice and Grammatical Relations. in Honor of Masayoshi Shibatani.. To get started finding Voice and Grammatical Relations. in Honor of Masayoshi Shibatani., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.