Formal Grammar of Switch-Reference

This book studies the syntax of switch-reference and its implications for the theory of grammar. Switch-reference, found in many genetically and geographically diverse languages, is a phenomenon whereby referential identity between subjects of hierarchically adjacent clauses is encoded by the presence of a morpheme, usually suffixed to the verb of the subordinate clause. This book argues that switch-reference should be analysed as a syntactic rather than a purely pragmatic or functional feature of language.

List of contents

1. Introductory Remarks 2. The Syntactic Nature of Switch-Reference 3. Inclusive Reference and Switch-Reference 4. Anticipatory Subjects 5. Related and Residual Topics

About the author

Finer, Daniel L

Product details

• Authors: Daniel L Finer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138989283
• ISBN: 978-1-138-98928-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics