Predicative Possession (Oxford Studies in Typology and Linguistic Theory)

831 Pages·2009·4.09 MB·English

by  Leon Stassen

Predicative Possession
OXFORD STUDIES IN TYPOLOGYAND LINGUISTIC THEORY
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Predicative Possession
LEON STASSEN
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Contents
Acknowledgements xi
ListofAbbreviations xiii
Part I. The Typology of Predicative Possession 1
1 Thedomainoftheinquiry 3
1.1 Introduction
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1.2 Previouswork 4
1.3 Thesemanticsofpossession:twoparameters 10
1.4 Thecognitivespaceofpossession:subdomains 15
1.5 Formalrestrictionsonthedomain 25
1.5.1 Predicativeandattributivepossession 26
1.5.2 DeWniteandindeWnitepossession 28
1.5.3 Otherformalrestrictions 30
1.6 ThedeWnitionofthedomain 35
1.7 Thesample 35
1.8 Outlineofthisbook 36
2 Four basictypesofpredicativepossession 38
2.1 Methodologicalissues 38
2.1.1 Typesofcriteria 38
2.1.2 Weighingofcriteria 40
2.1.3 Diachronicfactors 42
2.1.4 Doubleoptions 45
2.2 ThedeWnitionofthecriterion 48
2.3 TheLocationalPossessive 48
2.4 TheWith-Possessive 54
2.5 TheTopicPossessive 57
2.6 TheHave-Possessive 62
2.7 Conclusion 69
3 Non-standardvariants 70
3.1 Introduction 70
3.2 Possessorindexingonthepossessee 70
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3.3 Zero-encoding 79
3.4 ConjunctionalPossessives 89
3.5 ClausalPossessives 94
3.6 Topic-Locationalhybrids 96
4 Adnominalization 107
4.1 Introduction 107
4.2 Constituency intheAdnominalPossessive 113
4.3 Theoriginofgenitivalmarkers 122
4.4 Conclusion 135
5 Predicativization 137
5.1 Introduction 137
5.2 PredicativizationofWith-Possessives 137
5.2.1 Thecopular variant 143
5.2.2 TheXexionalvariant 164
5.3 Predicativizationofother types? 189
5.3.1 Tupian 192
5.3.2 Algonquian 202
5.3.3 Conclusion 206
6 Transitivization 208
6.1 Introduction 208
6.2 Have-DriftfromWith-Possessives 209
6.3 Have-DriftfromTopicPossessives 219
6.4 Have-DriftfromLocationalPossessives 230
6.5 WhyHave-Drift? 239
7 SummaryofPartI 244
7.1 Basicfeaturesofthetypology 244
7.2 Arealdistributionofthetypes 245
Part II. Determinant Factors 249
8 Insearchofdeterminantfactors 251
8.1 Introduction 251
8.2 Temporalsequencing 255
8.2.1 DeWnitionofthedomain 255
8.2.2 Balancedversusderankedencoding 256
8.2.3 Variationinderankedpredicateencoding 256
8.3 Nonverbalpredication:thesplit/shareparameter 265
8.3.1 DeWnitionofthenotion 265
Contents ix
8.3.2 Variationinsplit-languages 267
8.3.3 Variationinsharedencoding 269
8.3.4 MultipleconWgurations 271
8.4 Theuniversalsofpredicativepossessionencoding 274
9 LocationalPossessives 277
9.1 Introduction 277
9.2 Indo-European 277
9.3 LanguagesoftheCaucasus 287
9.4 Uralic 296
9.5 Altaic 299
9.6 OtherlanguagesofSiberia 306
9.7 MundaandDravidian 311
9.8 Tibeto-Burman 316
9.9 MiddleEastandNorthAfrica 321
9.10 OtherAfricanlanguages 327
9.11 IndianandPaciWcOcean 334
9.12 NorthandCentralAmerica 340
9.13 SouthAmerica 344
9.14 Conclusion 354
10 With-Possessives 356
10.1 Introduction 356
10.2 North-eastSiberia 357
10.3 NorthAmerica 360
10.4 CentralAmerica 376
10.5 SouthAmerica 383
10.6 AustronesianandPapuan 394
10.7 Australia 407
10.8 Africa 415
10.9 Austro-Asiatic 428
10.10 Conclusion 430
11 TopicPossessives 431
11.1 Introduction 431
11.2 Eastandsouth-eastAsia 432
11.3 Austronesian 453
11.4 NewGuineaandNorthernAustralia 475
11.5 NorthAmerica 488
11.6 CentralAmerica 512
11.7 SouthAmerica 530