Diachrony of verb morphology : Japanese and the transeurasian languages
Language and languages sähkökirjat Grammar, Comparative and general FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY
De Gruyter Mouton
2015
EISBN 9783110378238
""Preface ""; ""Contents ""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""2 Methodology ""; ""3 Verb Roots ""; ""4. Negation ""; ""5 Verbalization and actionality ""; ""6 Valence and voice ""; ""7 Nominalization and the development of finite temporal distinctions ""; ""8 Converbs ""; ""9 Evaluation ""; ""Abbreviations ""
This book deals with shared verb morphology in Japanese and other languages that have been identified as Transeurasian (traditionally: "Altaic") in previous research. It analyzes shared etymologies and reconstructed grammaticalizations with the goal to provide evidence for the genealogical relatedness of these languages.
This book deals with shared verb morphology in Japanese and other languages that have been identified as Transeurasian (traditionally: "Altaic") in previous research. It analyzes shared etymologies and reconstructed grammaticalizations with the goal to provide evidence for the genealogical relatedness of these languages.
