Applicative constructions are a distinctive grammatical feature of the Austronesian languages of western Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. Applicatives in these languages show varied syntactic and semantic properties, and are closely connected to causativization, aspectual meanings, and symmetrical voice. As a result, they do not fit neatly into 'canonincal' patterns for applicatives. This book adopts a construction-based, typologically-grounded approach, treating applicatives as pairings of form and meaning. Data from 85 languages is analyzed systematically, combining careful description with quantitative methods and extensive use of geomapping to explore the diverse properties of applicatives in this region and their diachronic development.
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Christina L. Truong, PhD (2024), University of Hawai?i at Manoa, is a documentary linguist whose work has focused on the Austronesian languages of Asia and the Pacific. Her research explores linguistic diversity and typology, verbal constructions, and language change.
Acknowledgments
List of Figures and Maps
List of Tables
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
?11?What are Applicatives?
?12?Why Study Applicatives in Languages of West Nusantara?
?13?Background and Sources of Data
?14?Scope of the Study
?15?Previous Research on Applicatives in West Nusantara Languages
?16?Framework and Assumptions
?17?Content and Structure
2 Case Study: Sundanese Applicatives
?21?The Sundanese Language and Community
?22?Basic Morphosyntax
?23?Overview of Applicative Morphology
?24?Locative-selecting Constructions Marked with -an
?25?Theme- and Instrument-selecting Constructions Marked with -keun
?26?Beneficiary-selecting Constructions Marked with pang- -keun
?27?Beneficiary-selecting Constructions Marked with -keun
?28?Other Applicative Constructions
?29?Other AM-marked Constructions
?210?Summary and Discussion
3 Towards a Typologically-grounded, Constructional Approach to Applicatives
?31?What are Applicatives?
?32?Problematic Constructions and Their Significance
?33?Constructional Approaches as a Lens for West Nusantara Applicative Systems
?34?On the Problem of Philippine-type Voice in a Study of Applicatives
?35?On the Relationship between Serial Verb Constructions and Applicatives
?36?West Nusantara Applicatives in Typological Perspective
4 The Distribution of Applicatives in West Nusantara Languages: A Bird's Eye View
?41?Establishing the Basic Distribution
?42?Properties Considered in the Survey
?43?Overview of Results and Multivariable Analysis
?44?Detailed Results for Structural Properties
?45?Location and Genetic Affiliation
?46?Summary and Implications
5 Interpreting Distributional Patterns through Geographic Typology
?51?Sumatra and the Barrier Islands
?52?Java and Madura
?53?The Lesser Sundas
?54?Mainland Southeast Asia and Peninsular Malaysia
?55?Borneo and the Southern Philippines
?56?Sulawesi
?57?Summary of Major Findings
6 Properties of Applicative Constructions and their Distribution in West Nusantara
?61?Distribution of Function and Form
?62?Properties of ACs and AMs Considered in the Survey
?63?Forms Marking Pivot-selecting Constructions
?64?Forms Marking Pivot-neutral Constructions
?65?Polyfunctionality of West Nusantara Applicative Morphemes
?66?Comparative and Other Degree Constructions
?67?Syntactic Properties of Applicative Constructions
?68?Summary of Findings and Implications
7 A Functional Typology of Applicative Constructions in Languages of West Nusantara
?71?Introduction
?72?Sampling of Languages
?73?Basic Morphosyntax
?74?Applicative Morphology
?75?Beneficiaries and Recipients
?76?Instruments and Themes
?77?Goals and locations
?78?Circumstantial and Comitative Roles
?79?Other Applied Phrases
?710?Aspect, Intensity and Other Semantic Effects
?711?Causative AM-marked Constructions
?712?Applicatives and Voice
?713?Summary of Findings
8 Conclusion
Appendix 1: Language Sample for Typological Survey
Appendix 2: Questionnaires Used in the Typological Survey
Appendix 3: Database for Typological Survey
References
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