Switch Reference and Universal Grammar
Proceedings of a symposium on switch reference and universal grammar, Winnipeg, May 1981
Editors
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.
Publishing status: Available
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Table of Contents
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Acknowledgements | p. vii
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Introduction | p. ix
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Switch-reference in two Quechua languagesPeter Cole | p. 1
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Switch-reference in Huichol: A typological studyBernard Comrie | p. 17
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Some features of interclausal reference in KewaKarl J. Franklin | p. 39
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Topic continuity in discourse: The functional domain of switch-referenceT. Givón | p. 51
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Switch-reference, clause order, and interclausal relationships in MaricopaLynn Gordon | p. 83
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On some origins of switch-reference markingJohn Haiman | p. 105
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Referential tracking in NunggubuyuJeffrey Heath | p. 129
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Typological and genetic notes on switch-reference systems in Noth American Indian LanguagesWilliam H. Jacobsen | p. 151
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Switch-reference systems in two distinct linguistic areas: Wojokeso (Papua New Guinea) and Guanano (Northern South America)Robert E. Longacre | p. 185
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Switch-reference in LenakelJohn Lynch | p. 209
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When “same” is not “not different”Pamela Munro | p. 223
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Switch-reference in the Northeast CaucasusJohanna Nichols | p. 245
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Interclausal reference in KashayaRobert L. Oswalt | p. 267
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Switch-reference, syntactic organization, and rhetorical structure in Central Yup’ik EskimoAnthony C. Woodbury | p. 291
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Index of Languages | p. 337
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