Switch Reference and Universal Grammar

Proceedings of a symposium on switch reference and universal grammar, Winnipeg, May 1981

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John Haiman

Pamela Munro

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Canonical switch-reference is an inflectional category of the verb, which indicates whether or not its subject is identical with the subject of some other verb. Switch-reference may be analyzed from a structural or a functional point of view. Functionally, switch-reference is a device for referential tracking. Formally, switch-reference is almost always a verbal category, similar to the familiar category of verbal concord. In most languages switch-reference marking is indicated by a verbal affix, however in some languages it may be marked by an independent morpheme. The contributions to this volume are concerned with questions of form, function, and genesis of canonical switch-reference systems.

[Typological Studies in Language, 2] 1983. xv, 337 pp.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction	ix
Switch-reference in two Quechua languages Peter Cole	1
Switch-reference in Huichol: A typological study Bernard Comrie	17
Some features of interclausal reference in Kewa Karl J. Franklin	39
Topic continuity in discourse: The functional domain of switch-reference T. Givón	51
Switch-reference, clause order, and interclausal relationships in Maricopa Lynn Gordon	83
On some origins of switch-reference marking John Haiman	105
Referential tracking in Nunggubuyu Jeffrey Heath	129
Typological and genetic notes on switch-reference systems in Noth American Indian Languages William H. Jacobsen, Jr.	151
Switch-reference systems in two distinct linguistic areas: Wojokeso (Papua New Guinea) and Guanano (Northern South America) Robert E. Longacre	185
Switch-reference in Lenakel John Lynch	209
When “same” is not “not different” Pamela Munro	223
Switch-reference in the Northeast Caucasus Johanna Nichols	245
Interclausal reference in Kashaya Robert L. Oswalt	267
Switch-reference, syntactic organization, and rhetorical structure in Central Yup’ik Eskimo Anthony C. Woodbury	291
References	317
Index of Languages	337

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