Voice and v: lessons from Acehnese

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'Voice and V' investigates the syntactic structure of voice, using Acehnese as the empirical starting point. A central claim is that voice is encoded in a functional projection, VoiceP, which is distinct from, and higher than, vP. The book further claims that VoiceP may be associated with phi-features that semantically restrict the external argument position but do not saturate it. Through minor variations in the properties of VoiceP, a wide range of non-canonical voice constructions are explai…

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Full title :Voice and v : lessons from Acehnese / Julie Anne Legate.

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Publication Date:©2014

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):The MIT Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge, MA
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2014

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiv, 193 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780262320559, 026232055X, 9781322294001, 1322294003, 026202814X, 9780262028141, 0262526603, 9780262526609, 9780262320566, 0262320568
oclc:ocn894554872
LC Classification:PL5192
Dewey Decimal:499/.224256

Introduction -- Chapter 2: Passive Voice -- Chapter 3: Object Voice -- Chapter 4: A Cline of Passives -- Chapter 5: Voice and Causatives -- Chapter 6: Conclusion.

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Ačeh (Langue) -- Grammaire Ačeh (Langue) -- Syntaxe Ačeh (Langue) -- Voix Achinese language -- Grammar Achinese language -- Syntax Achinese language -- Voice FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Miscellaneous LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguist… LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE/General