Austronesian languages have long raised questions for generative theories of syntax and morphology. The papers in this volume encompass some of these traditional questions and place them in newer theoretical contexts. Some of the papers also address issues which add to our understanding of members of this language family on one side and the nature of linguistic theories on the other. There are three broad issues that re-occur throughout the volume - the role and analysis of verbal morphology, the nature of the subject or the topic in these languages, and the interaction of syntax and specificity. The papers in this volume show that as formal theories become more precise, a wider range of language data can be captured, and as the inventory of language data grows, the accuracy of formal linguistic theories improves.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer
ISBN-13
9780792360681
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95485264
Product Key Features
Book Title
Formal Issues in Austronesian Linguistics
Author
Lisa Travis, V. Phillips, I. Paul
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Number of Pages
265 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Volume
49
Item Weight
1270g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Studies in Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
Editor
V. Phillips, I. Paul, Lisa Travis
Country/Region of Manufacture
Netherlands
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