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Noun-Modifying Clause Constructions in Languages of Eurasia

Rethinking theoretical and geographical boundaries. Typological Studies in Language 116

Format: Hardback
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Published: 28th Feb 2017
Weight: 830g
ISBN-10: 902720697X
ISBN-13: 9789027206978
Barcode No: 9789027206978
ISSN: 0167-7373
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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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