Noun-modifying clause constructions in languages of Eurasia : rethinking theoretical and geographical boundaries / edited by Yoshiko Matsumoto, Bernard Comrie, Peter Sells.

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English
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2017]
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vi, 381 pages ; 25 cm.

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    This volume presents a cross-linguistic investigation of clausal noun-modifying constructions in genetically varied languages of Eurasia. Contrary to a common premise that, in any language, adnominal clauses that share some features of relative clauses constitute a structurally distinct construction, some languages of Eurasia exhibit a General Noun-Modifying Clause Construction (GNMCC) -- a single construction covering a wide range of semantic relations between the head noun and the clause. Through in-depth examination of naturally-occurring and elicited data from Ainu, languages of the Caucasus (e.g. Ingush, Georgian, Bezhta, Hinuq), Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Nenets, Sino-Tibetan languages (e.g. Cantonese, Mandarin, Rawang), and Turkic languages (e.g. Turkish, Sakha), the chapters discuss whether or not the language in question exhibits a GNMCC and the range of noun modification covered by such a construction. The findings afford us new facts, new theoretical perspectives and the first step toward a more global assessment of the possibilities for GNMCCs.
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    Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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    • 9789027206978 ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
    • 902720697X ((hardcover ; : alkaline paper))
    LCCN
    2016042020
    OCLC
    960841317
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