In joola banjal, coding properties show that the two objects of ditransitive constructions theme and recipient are treated like the monotransitive patient that is a neutral alignment. Daniel, michael khalilova, zaira molochieva, zarina. Typical ditransitive constructions are shown in 1ac. Martin haspelmath list of publications to appear 2010. The papers, written by leading scholars combining expertise in historical linguistics and grammaticalization research, study variation in. In a monoclausal comparative construction, the parameter which is modified by the index of comparison may be copula. Questionnaire on ditransitive constructions preliminaries i ditransitive construction is defined semantically as a construction with a recipient r and a theme t argument, where these semantic role labels are understood broadly. It is probably true that cases which are restricted to one specific meaning are rarer than cases subsuming several meanings. Their crosslinguistic study has revealed three major alignment types.
Ll influence on esl learners acquisition of english. Comparing categories and constructions crosslinguistically again. The origins of these polysemies or syncretisms vary. This rich volume deals comprehensively with crosslinguistic variation in the morphosyntax of ditransitive constructions. For example, while a benefactive double object construction and its equivalent prepositional phrase construction, e.
The chapter shows substantial divergences between ugandan english and standard britishamerican english in the use of ditransitive constructions. Recent studies on alignment typology recognize three major ditransitive alignment types. Alignment alternations in some languages the choice of alignment is determined by the relative ranking of r and. A typology of comparative constructions is presented, with major attention to the prototypical scheme in which two participants are compared in terms of the degree of some gradable property associated with them as in john is more handsome than felix. The present volume, consisting of an overview article and twentyodd indepth studies of ditransitive constructions in individual languages from different continents, arose from the conference on ditransitive constructions held at the max planck institute for evolutionary anthropology leipzig in 2007. Reviewed by elly van gelderen, arizona state university. A comparative handbook andrej malchukov, martin haspelmath, bernard comrie this rich volume explores the crosslinguistic variation in ditransitive constructions, syntactic patterns of givelike verbs taking agent, theme and recipient arguments.
A comparative handbook, along with other publications, is yet another confirmation of the leading position of the linguistic department based at the max planck institute of evolutionary anthropology in leipzig in the vibrant field of typological research. Studies in ditransitive constructions by andrej malchukov, 9783111732879, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The volume contains a selection of papers originally presented at the symposium on areal patterns of grammaticalization and crosslinguistic variation in grammaticalization scenarios held on 1214 march 2015 at johannes gutenberg university of mainz. It is claimed to be headmarking, however, its index of markedness according to nichols 1986 is. Modern greek o petros estile tis marias ta xrimata. The double object construction in inuktitut abstract. The double object construction in inuktitut julien carrier. More importantly, the two studies on ditransitive constructions reveal methodological limits. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. The morphosyntactic variation of the ditransitive argument structure construction in presentday german in goldbergs construction grammar approach the ditransitive or dative alternation in english is analyzed in terms of two argument structure constructions. A semantic map is a method of capturing and accounting for regular. The double object construction in inuktitut julien carrier university of toronto abstract in inuktitut, there is an alternation very similar to the one found in english between a prepositional ditransitive construction pdc, like i gave the money to peter, and a double object construction doc, like i gave peter money. Edited by malchukov, andrej haspelmath, martin comrie, bernard.
Grammatical properties and classification of three. It is claimed to be headmarking, however, its index of markedness according to nichols 1986 is 2 while pro. The morphosyntactic variation of the ditransitive argument. Clause structure is the most widelystudied phenomenon within syntactic theory, because it refers to how words and phrases are embedded within a sentence, their relationships to each other within a sentence, and ultimately, how sentences are layered and represented in the human brain. Pdf ditransitive constructions in the worlds languages. Dong han lee 1997, for example, draws on the markedness theory in his. Thus, the volume studies in ditransitive constructions. The use of ditransitive constructions in ugandan english. Studies in ditransitive constructions surrey research. Differential case marking and actancy variations oxford handbooks. A ditransitive construction is defined here as a construction consisting of a ditransitive verb, an agent argument a, a recipientlike argument r, and a theme argument t.
Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. The semantic roles and grammatical relations indicated by case are fundamental to the whole system of language and have long been a central concern of descriptive and theoretical linguistics. The constructions to be compared because on the one hand this collection of papers is concerned with referential factors and on the other hand a person hierarchy 12 3 is active in monotransitive constructions cf. Ive poured you some tea and ive poured some tea for you respectively are widespread in standard britishamerican english, the. Since the publication of goldbergs 1995 seminal book constructions, construction grammar cxg has become increasingly popular and inspired analyses of a wide range of grammatical. My interest in contrastive studies in construction grammar was initially sparked in 1999, when i wrote my dissertation on resultative constructions in english and german. One of the findings of my dissertation and its revised version a constructional account to resultatives, csli publications, 2003 was that verbs often exhibit quite different.
On s, a, p, t, and r as comparative concepts for alignment typology. Another category of ditransitive verb is the attributive ditransitive verb in which the two objects are semantically an entity and a quality, a source and a result, etc. Argument cohort accessibility affords cognitive containment john w. The effects of referential factors in mojeno trinitario. Ditransitive constructions are syntactic constructions with three arguments, an agent a, a theme t, and a recipient r, which express an event of possessive transfer give, lend, etc. This wonderfully complex handbook examines crosslinguistic differences in ditransitive constructions. Prices in gbp apply to orders placed in great britain only. Studies in ditransitive constructions a comparative handbook. Studies in ditransitive constructions by andrej malchukov. Some other important advancements in the study of ditransitive. Person agreement and the determination of alignment. In malchukov andrej, haspelmath martin and comrie bernard eds. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. This typological work culminated in the publication of a comparative handbook of ditransitive constructions malchukov, haspelmath.
Lester uc santa barbara this paper pursues a cognitivefunctional explanation for the doubleobject ditransitive construction in. Integrating headmarking and dependentmarking properties. In english, make, name, appoint, consider, turn into. The present volume, consisting of an overview article and twentyodd in depth studies of ditransitive constructions in individual languages from different continents, arose from the conference on ditransitive constructions held at the max planck institute for evolutionary anthropology leipzig in 2007. In goldbergs construction grammar approach the ditransitive or dative alternation in. An rrg analysis of halkomelem ditransitive constructions valeria generalova heinrich heine university of dusseldorf halkomelem is a salish language which is subject to various typological studies.
A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. In a monoclausal comparative construction, the parameter which is modified by the index of comparison may be copula complement, head of an. In english, make, name, appoint, consider, turn into and others are examples. Abstracts ditransitive conference max planck society. Unity and diversity in grammaticalization scenarios. Fedden, s 2010 studies in ditransitive constructions in. It also provides a general framework for the typology of ditransitive constructions, including two general chapters, six on the languages of africa, seven on those of eurasia, four on the languages of new guinea and australia, and seven.
The oxford handbook of case provides a comprehensive account of research on case and the morphological and syntactic phenomena associated with it. Pdf ditransitive constructions in surgut khanty nikolett. Andrej malchukov, lecture 21, ealing 2012, paris, september 11, 2012 2 2. Animacy and asymmetries in differential case marking.
Ditransitive constructions in southern selkup i the theme is almost always encoded with the accusative case the recipient is encoded with the dativeallative case, if it is expressed by a noun the recipient is encoded with the dative case, if it is expressed by a pronoun ditransitive constructions occur almost always only. Secondlanguage l2 sentence processing may differ from processing in a native language in a variety of ways, and it has been argued that one major difference is that l2 learners can only construct shallow representations that lack structural details e. Studies in natural language and linguistic theory, 76. We use cookies to offer you a better experience, personalize content, tailor advertising, provide social media features, and better understand the use of our services. Ditransitive constructions in a crosslinguistic perspective.
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