Case Marking and Grammatical Relations in Polynesian

Sandra Chung is Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

• Preface Abbreviations & Symbols 0. Introduction 0.1. The Polynesian Languages 0.2. Phonological & Morphological Features 1. An Overview of Surface Syntax 1.1. Structure of the Clause 1.2. Structure of the Verb Complex 1.3. Structure of the NP 1.4. Rules Affecting Pronouns Notes 2. The Morphology of Case & Voice 2.1. Case Marking 2.2. The -Cia Suffix: Passive, Transitive, or Perfective? Notes 3. Case Marking & Grammatical Relations 3.1. Two Positions on Case Marking & Syntax 3.2. Subject-Referring Rules: Equi 3.3. Subject-Referring Rules: Raising 3.4. Direct Object-Referring Rules 3.5. Other Major Rules 3.6. Conclusion Notes 4. Case Assignment in the Ergative Languages 4.1. Two Proposals for Case Assignment 4.2. Case Assignment in Middle Clauses 4.3. Some Rules That Are Sensitive to Case Marking 4.4. On the Role of Case Marking in Syntax Notes 5. Previous Approaches to the History of the Case System 5.1. Proto-Polynesian as an Accusative Language 5.2. Proto-Polynesian as an Ergative Language 5.3. Summary Notes 6. The Passive-to-Ergative Reanalysis 6.1. A New Proposal 6.2. On Reconstruction 6.3. Proto-Polynesian *-Cia 6.4. Proto-Polynesian *i 6.5. Proto-Polynesian *e 6.6. The Proto-Polynesian Case System 6.7. The Rise of Ergative Case Marking 6.8. Conclusion Notes 7. Reanalysis & Pukapukan Syntax 7.1. The Passive-to-Ergative Reanalysis 7.2. Pukapukan 7.3. Testing the Prediction 7.4. An Account of the Facts 7.5. Two Further Examples 7.6. Conclusion Notes Appendix A. Orthography Appendix B. Sources Bibliography Index