Correlatives Cross-Linguistically
Published on 24. June 2009
Book
Hardback
375 pages
978-90-272-0818-7 (ISBN)
Description
This volume brings together recent work in generative syntax on correlative relative constructions. Greatly expanding on the Hindi-oriented scope of previous studies, it describes and analyzes correlative constructions in a range of languages, such as Basque, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish, Sanskrit, Serbo-Croatian and Tibetan, in comparison to correlativization in Hindi. The articles zoom in on three areas of interest: firstly, the similarities and differences between correlatives and other wh- and relative constructions; secondly, the derivation of correlative constructions and the position correlative clauses occupy in the host clause and thirdly, the matching effects that characterize the pairings between relative phrases and demonstrative phrases. The studies presented here will appeal to researchers and students with an interest in syntax in general and relativization strategies in particular.
Reviews / Votes
A unique contribution to the study of correlatives. It includes an excellent introduction that masterfully synthesizes over thirty years of theoretical research on the topic. The articles cover a range of languages and showcase the enduring relevance to linguistic theory of a construction once considered exotic. A must-read for anyone interested in correlatives or in relative clauses generally. -- Veneeta Dayal, Rutgers UniversityMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
+ index
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Weight
840 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-0818-7 (9789027208187)
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Anikó Lipták
Correlatives Cross-Linguistically
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Content
1. Preface and acknowledgements; 2. The landscape of correlatives: An empirical and analytical survey (by Liptak, Aniko); 3. Part I. Correlatives and related constructions; 4. What don't wh-questions, free relatives and correlatives have in common? (by Citko, Barbara); 5. Basque correlatives and their kin in the history of Northern Basque (by Rebuschi, Georges); 6. {Relative {conditional {correlative clauses}}} (by Arsenijevic, Boban); 7. Relatively different: Italian Sign Language relative clauses in a typological perspective (by Branchini, Chiara); 8. Part II. The derivation of correlatives; 9. The syntax of the Tibetan correlative (by Cable, Seth); 10. Adjunction, features and locality in Sanskrit and Hindi/Urdu correlatives (by Davison, Alice); 11. Comparative correlatives and successive cyclicity (by Dikken, Marcel den); 12. Part III. The matching effect; 13. On the matching requirement in correlatives (by Leung, Tommi Tsz-Cheung); 14. Matching effects in the temporal and locative domains (by Bhatt, Rajesh)