Morphosyntactic categories and the expression of possession /
Morphosyntactic categories and the expression of possession /
edited by Kersti Börjars, David Denison, Alan Scott.
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.
- 1 online resource (xii, 341 pages) : illustrations
- Linguistik Aktuell/Linguistics Today, v. 199 0166-0829 ; .
- Linguistik aktuell ; Bd. 199. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Morphosyntactic Categories and the Expression of Possession; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction*; Dealing with postmodified possessors in early English; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 The corpora; 1.2 Old English; 1.2.1 Split genitives in Old English; 1.2.1.1 Extraposed material in the genitive case; 1.2.1.2 Extraposed prepositional phrases; 1.2.1.3 Extraposed relative clauses; 1.2.1.4 Summary of split genitives in Old English; 1.3 The beginnings of the group genitive; 1.3.1 Changes in Middle English; 1.3.2 Separated genitives. 1.4 Split and group genitives in Middle and Early Modern English1.4.1 Split genitives with prepositions; 1.4.2 Group genitives; 1.4.3 Marking; 1.4.3.1 Split genitives; 1.4.3.2 Group genitives; 1.4.3.3 Possessive phrases without heads; 1.4.4 Marking: Summary; 1.5 Split vs. group; 1.5.1 Prepositions and thematic roles; 1.5.2 Complexity of the possessor phrase; 1.6 Conclusion; Variation in the form and function of the possessive morpheme in Late Middle and Early Modern English; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The material; 2.3 Typical use of the possessive construction; 2.4 Morpho-syntactic structures. 2.5 Possessor types2.6 The possessive morpheme marker; 2.7 Placement of the possessive morpheme; 2.8 Conclusion; appendices; appendix a.; appendix b: sources ; LETTERS; Letter collections used:; HISTORY; SERMONS; The great regression; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The history of genitive variation in English: an overview ; 3.3 Data; 3.4 The variable context; 3.5 Genitive frequencies over time: An overview ; 3.6 Conditioning factors ; 3.6.1 Semantics: Genitive relation; 3.6.2 Semantics: Possessor animacy; 3.6.3 Processing: Possessor length and possessum length. 3.6.5 Information status: Possessor givenness3.6.6 Text linguistics: Possessor thematicity; 3.6.7 Text linguistics: Lexical density; 3.6.8 Language-internal conditioning factors: Interim summary ; 3.7 Environmental factors: On the impact of changing input frequencies ; 3.7.1 Model fitting and model simplification ; 3.7.2 Model evaluation and model discussion ; 3.7.3 Environmental factors: Interim summary ; 3.8 Changing genitive grammars ; 3.8.1 Model fitting and model simplification ; 3.8.2 Model evaluation and model discussion ; 3.8.3 Changing genitive grammars: Interim summary. 3.9 Discussion and conclusion Nominal categories and the expression of possession; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The broader context; 4.3 A corpus study of the English possessive alternation; 4.3.1 What factors drive the alternation?; 4.3.2 Finding the envelope of variation; 4.3.3 What should be excluded?; 4.3.4 How were examples coded?; 4.3.4.1 Weight; 4.3.4.2 Animacy; 4.3.4.3 Discourse status; 4.3.5 Initial results and a confound; 4.3.5.1 Initial results; 4.3.5.2 A conundrum regarding the confound; 4.3.5.3 Interpreting regression results; 4.4 The Monolexemic possessor construction.
In this paper we compare two ways of expressing possession in the Indo-Aryan language Urdu. While the genitive case marker can be analyzed as a clitic in a relatively straightforward way, the ezafe construction poses a challenge when it comes to its classification as either a phrasal affix or clitic. Samvelian (2007) analyzes Persian ezafe as a phrasal affix that is generated within the morphological component, rejecting a postlexical analysis. After taking a look at the data for both constructions, we challenge Samvelian's view of ezafe and explore the possibilities for t.
English.
9789027273000 (electronic bk.) 9027273006 (electronic bk.) 9027255822 9789027255822 9781283970846 1283970848 (alk. paper)
428334 MIL
Grammar, Comparative and general--Possessives.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphosyntax.
Possessifs.
Morphosyntaxe.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphosyntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Possessives.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
P299.P67 / M67 2012eb
415
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Morphosyntactic Categories and the Expression of Possession; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Introduction*; Dealing with postmodified possessors in early English; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 The corpora; 1.2 Old English; 1.2.1 Split genitives in Old English; 1.2.1.1 Extraposed material in the genitive case; 1.2.1.2 Extraposed prepositional phrases; 1.2.1.3 Extraposed relative clauses; 1.2.1.4 Summary of split genitives in Old English; 1.3 The beginnings of the group genitive; 1.3.1 Changes in Middle English; 1.3.2 Separated genitives. 1.4 Split and group genitives in Middle and Early Modern English1.4.1 Split genitives with prepositions; 1.4.2 Group genitives; 1.4.3 Marking; 1.4.3.1 Split genitives; 1.4.3.2 Group genitives; 1.4.3.3 Possessive phrases without heads; 1.4.4 Marking: Summary; 1.5 Split vs. group; 1.5.1 Prepositions and thematic roles; 1.5.2 Complexity of the possessor phrase; 1.6 Conclusion; Variation in the form and function of the possessive morpheme in Late Middle and Early Modern English; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The material; 2.3 Typical use of the possessive construction; 2.4 Morpho-syntactic structures. 2.5 Possessor types2.6 The possessive morpheme marker; 2.7 Placement of the possessive morpheme; 2.8 Conclusion; appendices; appendix a.; appendix b: sources ; LETTERS; Letter collections used:; HISTORY; SERMONS; The great regression; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The history of genitive variation in English: an overview ; 3.3 Data; 3.4 The variable context; 3.5 Genitive frequencies over time: An overview ; 3.6 Conditioning factors ; 3.6.1 Semantics: Genitive relation; 3.6.2 Semantics: Possessor animacy; 3.6.3 Processing: Possessor length and possessum length. 3.6.5 Information status: Possessor givenness3.6.6 Text linguistics: Possessor thematicity; 3.6.7 Text linguistics: Lexical density; 3.6.8 Language-internal conditioning factors: Interim summary ; 3.7 Environmental factors: On the impact of changing input frequencies ; 3.7.1 Model fitting and model simplification ; 3.7.2 Model evaluation and model discussion ; 3.7.3 Environmental factors: Interim summary ; 3.8 Changing genitive grammars ; 3.8.1 Model fitting and model simplification ; 3.8.2 Model evaluation and model discussion ; 3.8.3 Changing genitive grammars: Interim summary. 3.9 Discussion and conclusion Nominal categories and the expression of possession; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The broader context; 4.3 A corpus study of the English possessive alternation; 4.3.1 What factors drive the alternation?; 4.3.2 Finding the envelope of variation; 4.3.3 What should be excluded?; 4.3.4 How were examples coded?; 4.3.4.1 Weight; 4.3.4.2 Animacy; 4.3.4.3 Discourse status; 4.3.5 Initial results and a confound; 4.3.5.1 Initial results; 4.3.5.2 A conundrum regarding the confound; 4.3.5.3 Interpreting regression results; 4.4 The Monolexemic possessor construction.
In this paper we compare two ways of expressing possession in the Indo-Aryan language Urdu. While the genitive case marker can be analyzed as a clitic in a relatively straightforward way, the ezafe construction poses a challenge when it comes to its classification as either a phrasal affix or clitic. Samvelian (2007) analyzes Persian ezafe as a phrasal affix that is generated within the morphological component, rejecting a postlexical analysis. After taking a look at the data for both constructions, we challenge Samvelian's view of ezafe and explore the possibilities for t.
English.
9789027273000 (electronic bk.) 9027273006 (electronic bk.) 9027255822 9789027255822 9781283970846 1283970848 (alk. paper)
428334 MIL
Grammar, Comparative and general--Possessives.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphosyntax.
Possessifs.
Morphosyntaxe.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphosyntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general--Possessives.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
P299.P67 / M67 2012eb
415