Yuko Otsuka

List of John Benjamins publications for which Yuko Otsuka plays a role.

Articles

Otsuka, Yuko 2010 Genitive relative constructions and agent incorporation in TonganAustronesian and Theoretical Linguistics, Mercado, Raphael, Eric Potsdam and Lisa deMena Travis (eds.), pp. 117–140 | Article
Polynesian languages commonly use the genitive relative construction (GRC) for non-subject relatives, in which the thematic subject of the relative clause is realized as a genitive that seemingly modifies the head noun. In Tongan, the GRC shows additional idiosyncratic properties: (a) The relative… read more
Otsuka, Yuko 2005 Two derivations of VSO: A comparative study of Niuean and TonganVerb First: On the syntax of verb-initial languages, Carnie, Andrew, Heidi Harley and Sheila Dooley (eds.), pp. 65–90 | Article