Description
Book SynopsisA reference work describing Polynesian syntax, an investigation of the role of grammatical relations in syntax, and a discussion of ergativity, case marking, and other areas of syntactic diversity in Polynesian.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations & Symbols
- 0. Introduction
- 0.1. The Polynesian Languages
- 0.2. Phonological & Morphological Features
- 1. An Overview of Surface Syntax
- 1.1. Structure of the Clause
- 1.2. Structure of the Verb Complex
- 1.3. Structure of the NP
- 1.4. Rules Affecting Pronouns
- Notes
- 2. The Morphology of Case & Voice
- 2.1. Case Marking
- 2.2. The -Cia Suffix: Passive, Transitive, or Perfective?
- Notes
- 3. Case Marking & Grammatical Relations
- 3.1. Two Positions on Case Marking & Syntax
- 3.2. Subject-Referring Rules: Equi
- 3.3. Subject-Referring Rules: Raising
- 3.4. Direct Object-Referring Rules
- 3.5. Other Major Rules
- 3.6. Conclusion
- Notes
- 4. Case Assignment in the Ergative Languages
- 4.1. Two Proposals for Case Assignment
- 4.2. Case Assignment in Middle Clauses
- 4.3. Some Rules That Are Sensitive to Case Marking
- 4.4. On the Role of Case Marking in Syntax
- Notes
- 5. Previous Approaches to the History of the Case System
- 5.1. Proto-Polynesian as an Accusative Language
- 5.2. Proto-Polynesian as an Ergative Language
- 5.3. Summary
- Notes
- 6. The Passive-to-Ergative Reanalysis
- 6.1. A New Proposal
- 6.2. On Reconstruction
- 6.3. Proto-Polynesian *-Cia
- 6.4. Proto-Polynesian *i
- 6.5. Proto-Polynesian *e
- 6.6. The Proto-Polynesian Case System
- 6.7. The Rise of Ergative Case Marking
- 6.8. Conclusion
- Notes
- 7. Reanalysis & Pukapukan Syntax
- 7.1. The Passive-to-Ergative Reanalysis
- 7.2. Pukapukan
- 7.3. Testing the Prediction
- 7.4. An Account of the Facts
- 7.5. Two Further Examples
- 7.6. Conclusion
- Notes
- Appendix A. Orthography
- Appendix B. Sources
- Bibliography
- Index
