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A typological overview of Mwotlap |
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| Auteur(s) : |
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Alexandre François ( ) 1 |
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| Langue : |
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Anglais |
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Date de production,
écriture : |
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2005 |
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| Résumé : |
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The typologist reader is presented here with an overview of the most interesting characteristics ofMwotlap, an Oceanic language of Vanuatu. After a short presentation of its phonology, its main morphosyntactic categories are described and explored from a functional angle. The construal of noun phrases reveals a cognitive asymmetry between human individuals and other referents. Nouns, just like verbs or adjectives, are predicative, and are even sensitive to tenseaspect- mood markers and actionality properties. The argument structure of a verb can regularly be affected by its modifiers. Finally, deictics can be shown to play a major role in the structuring of discourse and complex sentences.Whenever relevant, the grammar of Mwotlap is briefly compared to other languages, and assessed in the light of existing typological generalisations. |
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| Type de publication : |
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Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture |
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Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Linguistique
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| Nom de la revue : |
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| Linguistic Typology |
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Walter de Gruyter |
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1430-0532 (eISSN : 1613-415X) |
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internationale |
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| Date de publication : |
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2005 |
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| Volume : |
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9(1) |
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| Page : |
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115-146 |
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| Mots-Clés : |
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actionality – animacy – aspect – clause combining – deixis – Mwotlap – negation – number – incorporation – Oceanic – possession – predication – pronoun – referentiality – serial verbs – valency change – vowel harmony |
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