Dixon, R.M.W., and Aikhenvald, Alexandra Y. (2006) Complementation: a cross-linguistic typology. Explorations in Linguistic Typology, 3 . Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Preview	Image (JPEG) (Book Cover) - Cover Image Download (266kB)
	PDF (Front Pages) - Supplemental Material Download (2MB)
	PDF (Back Pages) - Supplemental Material Download (1MB)

Abstract

A complement clause is used instead of a noun phrase; for example one can say either I heard [the result] or I heard [that England beat France]. Languages differ in the grammatical properties of complement clauses, and the types of verbs which take them. Some languages lack a complement clause construction but instead employ other construction types to achieve similar ends; these are called complementation strategies. The book explores the variety of types of complementation found across the languages of the world, their grammatical properties and meanings. Detailed studies of particular languages, including Akkadian, Israeli, Jarawara, and Pennsylvania German, are framed by R. M. W. Dixon's introduction, which sets out the range of issues, and his conclusion, which draws together the evidence and the arguments. This book will interest scholars of typology, language universals, syntax, information structure, and language contact in departments of linguistics and anthropology, as well as advanced and graduate students taking courses in these subjects.

Item ID:	16535
Item Type:	Book (Edited)
ISBN:	978-0-19-929787-0
Date Deposited:	22 Nov 2011 03:41
FoR Codes:	20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2004 Linguistics > 200407 Lexicography @ 100%
SEO Codes:	97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture @ 100%
Downloads:	Total: 1435 Last 12 Months: 17
	More Statistics