This study investigates adverbial clauses from a cross-linguistic perspective. In line with other recent typological research in the context of complex sentences and clause-linkage, it …
This study is a grammatical description of Wutun (ISO 639-3 WUH), a distinct local form of Northwest Mandarin spoken by approximately 4000 people in Upper Wutun, Lower Wutun …
The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the main sources of antipassive constructions based on a 120-language sample. The sample includes the 48 languages …
A thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the Centre for Research on Language Diversity, La Trobe University, Victoria …
This study reviews extended uses of nominalization constructions in a wide range of Asian languages. It combines typological and diachronic perspectives, and traces how …
The present study is a cross-linguistic investigation into the grammar of complement clauses and the organization of complementation systems. It originated in the context of a larger …
The study of cross-linguistic word-class variability and its limits needs to be based on clear comparative concepts because languages have different grammatical structures. This …
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In this review article, I propose a new organization of the data in Yap, Grunow-Hårsta & Wrona (2011)'s edited volume on nominalization in about sixty Asian languages. The …
This thesis provides an initial descriptive analysis of a largely undescribed Austroasiatic language of Meghalaya, northeast India. Pnar has often been overlooked because of its …