基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2005. Designed as an advanced class text, this is the first book to approach depictive secondary predication, a hot topic in syntax and semantics, from a crosslinguistic perspective, ranging from the minimalist program to semantic maps methodology.
Full Description
Depictive secondary predicates, such as 'raw' in 'George ate the fish raw', are central to current issues in syntactic and semantic theory - in particular predication theory, phrase structure theories, issues of control and grammatical relations, and verbal aspect. This is the first book to approach depictive secondary predication from a cross-linguistic perspective. It describes all the relevant phenomena and brings together critical surveys and new contributions on their morphosyntactic and semantic properties. It considers similarities and differences between secondary predicates and other types of adjuncts, including adverbials of manner, comparison, quantity, and location.
The authors are leading scholars with a first-hand knowledge of the languages they discuss. Their approach is theory-neutral and pragmatic: they draw on insights and research traditions ranging from the minimalist program to semantic maps methodology.
The book will interest scholars working on the semantics or syntax of secondary predicates, adverbials, and the role of agreement and other morphological marking. It has been designed for use in advanced syntax and typology classes.
Contents
1. Issues in the Syntax and Semantics of Partipant-oriented Adjuncts: an introduction ; 2. Depictives in English and Warlpiri ; 3. Adverbials and Depictives as Restrictors ; 4. Depictive Agreement and the Development of a Depictive Marker in Swiss German Dialects ; 5. Quantifying Depictive Secondary Predicates in Australian Languages ; 6. Depictives in Kartvelian ; 7. On Depictive Secondary Predicates in Laz ; 8. Participant Agreement in Panoan ; 9. Secondary Predicates and Adverbials in Nilotic and Omotic: a typological comparison ; 10. Asyndetic Subordination and Deverbal Depictive Expressions in Shona ; 11. Forms of Secondary Predication in Serializing Languages: on depictives in Ewe ; 12. Depictive and Other Secondary Predication in Loa ; 13. A Semantic Map for Depictive Adjectivals ; References ; Index of Languages ; Index of Terms
