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Ergativity and Other Alignment Types in Neo-Aramaic

Investigating Morphosyntactic Microvariation

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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The alignment splits in the Neo-Aramaic languages display a considerable degree of diversity, especially in terms of agreement. While earlier studies have generally oversimplified the actual state of affairs, Paul M. Noorlander offers a meticulous and clear account of nearly all microvariation documented so far, addressing all relevant morphosyntactic phenomena. By means of fully glossed and translated examples, the author shows that this vast variation in morphological alignment, including ergativity, is unexpected from a functional typological perspective. He argues the alignment splits are rather the outcome of several construction-specific processes such as internal system harmonization and grammaticalization, as well as language contact.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-08-26
Mått155 x 235 x 35 mm
Vikt880 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics
Antal sidor438
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004448179

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PrefaceList of Figures, Maps and TablesAbbreviations and Symbols1 Introduction1.1 Ergativity, an Enigma in Semitic Linguistics?1.2 Neo-Aramaic Dialects in the Land of Rivers1.5 Previous Approaches to Alignment in Eastern Neo-Aramaic1.6 Aims and Scope of This Book1.7 Sources and Transcription Conventions1.8 Outline2 Who Did What to Whom in the Context of Neo-Aramaic2.1 Main Components of Verbal Inflection in Neo-Aramaic2.2 (Pro)nominals and Verbal Constructions Derived from (Pro)nominals2.3 Defining and Identifying the Alignment of Who Did What to Whom2.4 Conclusion: A Construction-Specific Approach2.5 Overviews of Inflection3 Ergativity and Its Typology: The Trans-Zab Jewish Dialects3.1 Main Morphosyntactic Hallmarks3.2 Ergativity and Alignment Splits in Typological Perspectives3.3 Ergativity and Patient-Related Splits in Trans-Zab Jewish NENA3.4 Ergativity and Splits along the Tense-Aspect-Mood Scale3.5 Ergativity and Transitivity: Argument Omission and Valency Alternations3.6 Conclusion: Construction-Specific, Not Alignment-Specific Factors4 Christian and Western Jewish Dialects of NENA4.1 Preliminary Notes on Morphosyntax4.2 Ergative or Passive? Agents In and Out of Focus4.3 Verb-Related Factors: Grammaticalization of Resultatives4.4 Argument-Related Factors: Harmonizing the Object4.5 Conclusion: Cross-System Harmonization5 Below the Tigris: The Neo-Aramaic Dialects of Ṭur ʿAbdin and Mlaḥsó5.1 Morphosyntactic Traits of Central Neo-Aramaic5.2 The Neo-Aramaic Dialects of Ṭur ʿAbdin5.3 The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Mlaḥsó5.4 The Primacy of Intransitive Coding5.5 Summary from Stem to Stern6 Cross-Dialectal Synopsis of the Morphosyntax6.1 Tense-Aspect-Sensitive Splits6.2 Morphological Splits6.3 Splits and Transitivity Alternations6.4 Splits Based on Argument Properties7 General Conclusion7.1 Constructions Leading a Life of Their Own7.2 A Taxonomy of Major Alignment TypesReferencesIndex