Noun phrases in Australian languages : a typological study /

Noun phrases in Australian languages : a typological study /

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Author / Creator:	Louagie, Dana, author.
Imprint:	Boston ; Berlin : de Gruyter Mouton, [2020] ©2020
Description:	xx, 261 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Pacific linguistics ; volume 662 Pacific linguistics ; 662.
Subject:	Australian languages -- Australia. Australian languages -- Semantics. Australian languages. Australia.
Format:	Map Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11996942

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ISBN:	9781501517808 1501517805
Notes:	Revision of doctoral thesis defended at the University of Leuven in March 2017. Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254) and indexes.
Summary:	This book presents a first comprehensive typological analysis of noun phrases in Australian languages, covering the domains of classification, qualification, quantification, determination and constituency. The analysis is based on a representative sample of 100 languages. Among other points, the results call into question the classic idea that Australian languages tend to lack phrasal structures in the nominal domain, with over two thirds of the languages showing evidence for phrasehood. Moreover, it is argued that it may be more interesting to typologise languages on the basis of where and how they allow phrasal structure, rather than on the basis of a yes-no answer to the question of constituency. The analysis also shows that a determiner slot can be identified in about half of the languages, even though they generally lack 'classic' determiner features like obligatory use in particular contexts or a restriction to one determiner per NP. Special attention is given to elements, which can be used both inside and beyond determiner slots, demonstrating how part of speech and functional structure do not always align. The book is of interest to researchers documenting Australian languages, as well as to typologists and theorists.

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