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Author Legate, Julie Anne, 1972-

Title Voice and v : lessons from Acehnese / Julie Anne Legate
Published Cambridge, MA ; London, England : The MIT Press, 2014
©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 193 pages) : illustrations
Series Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 69
Linguistic inquiry monographs ; 69.
Contents Introduction -- Chapter 2: Passive Voice -- Chapter 3: Object Voice -- Chapter 4: A Cline of Passives -- Chapter 5: Voice and Causatives -- Chapter 6: Conclusion
Summary 'Voice and V' investigates the syntactic structure of voice, using Acehnese as the empirical starting point. A central claim is that voice is encoded in a functional projection, VoiceP, which is distinct from, and higher than, vP. The book further claims that VoiceP may be associated with phi-features that semantically restrict the external argument position but do not saturate it. Through minor variations in the properties of VoiceP, a wide range of non-canonical voice constructions are explained
Analysis LINGUISTICS & LANGUAGE/General
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Achinese language -- Voice
Achinese language -- Syntax
Achinese language -- Grammar
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Miscellaneous.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
Achinese language -- Grammar
Achinese language -- Syntax
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780262320559
026232055X
9781322294001
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026202814X
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