Table of contents
Preface
Acknowledgment to reviewers
List of contributors
Introduction: Nominalization strategies in Asian languages
From light noun to nominalizer and more: The grammaticalization of zhe and suo in Old and Middle Chinese
On the polyfunctionality and grammaticalization of the morpheme kai in the Chaozhou dialect
On gerundive nominalization in Mandarin and Cantonese
Nominalization in Tibeto-Burman languages of the Himalayan area: A typological perspective
Aspects of the historical development of nominalizers in the Tamangic languages
Innovation in nominalization in Magar: A Tibeto-Burman language of Nepal
Nominalization and nominalization-based constructions in Galo
Nominalization in Numhpuk Singpho
Nominalization in Nuosu Yi
Finite structures from clausal nominalization in Tibeto-Burman
Linker, relativizer, nominalizer, tense-particle: On the Ezafe in West Iranian
Nominalization and stance marking in Korean
A case of non-derived stand-alone nominalization: Evidence from Japanese
Nominalization in Okinawan: From a diachronic and comparative perspective
Versatility of nominalizations: Where Japanese and Korean contrast
The functions of -an and =ay in Kavalan
Clausal nominalization in Budai Rukai
Nominalization in Saisiyat
Rise and fall of referentiality: Articles in Philippine languages
Referential and non-referential uses of nominalization constructions in Malay
Expressing exclamatives in Malagasy
Nominalizations in Toqabaqita and closely related languages
Exclamatives and temporal nominalizations in Austronesian
Discourse-structuring functions of Abui demonstratives
Index
Language index
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