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Origins of Predicates

Tomio Hirose
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      This work offers a new perspective on natural language predicates by analysing data from the Plains Cree language. Contrary to traditional understanding, Cree verbal complexes are syntactic constructs composed of morphemes as syntactic objects that are subject to structurally defined constraints, such as c-command. Tomio Hirose illustrates this in his study of v P syntax, event semantics, morphology-syntax mappings, unaccusativity, noun incorporation and valency-reducing phenomena. Hirose demonstrates that what is known about aspectual properties of well-studied languages is also true of the less-studied Cree language. His findings significantly advance the study of syntax and semantics in both natural language predicates and in the verbal complexes in polysynthetic languages. Synthesizing the latest in linguistic theory and an array of empirical evidence, this book should be accessible to theoretical linguists, Americanists and students of the Cree language.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Tomio Hirose EAN: 9780415967792 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 521 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2003-07-07 CITY: GENRE: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Algonquian languages, Historical and comparative linguistics, Grammar, syntax and morphology

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      Tomio Hirose received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 2001. Having spent a year at the University of Leipzig as a research associate, he is currently affiliated with Matsue National College of Technology, Japan.
      This work offers a new perspective on natural language predicates by analysing data from the Plains Cree language. Contrary to traditional understanding, Cree verbal complexes are syntactic constructs composed of morphemes as syntactic objects that are subject to structurally defined constraints, such as c-command. Tomio Hirose illustrates this in his study of v P syntax, event semantics, morphology-syntax mappings, unaccusativity, noun incorporation and valency-reducing phenomena. Hirose demonstrates that what is known about aspectual properties of well-studied languages is also true of the less-studied Cree language. His findings significantly advance the study of syntax and semantics in both natural language predicates and in the verbal complexes in polysynthetic languages. Synthesizing the latest in linguistic theory and an array of empirical evidence, this book should be accessible to theoretical linguists, Americanists and students of the Cree language.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Tomio Hirose EAN: 9780415967792 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 521 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 2003-07-07 CITY: GENRE: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Algonquian languages, Historical and comparative linguistics, Grammar, syntax and morphology

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      Tomio Hirose received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 2001. Having spent a year at the University of Leipzig as a research associate, he is currently affiliated with Matsue National College of Technology, Japan.

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