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 …

This paper examines a wide range of nominalization strategies found in Asian languages,
and identifies robust grammaticalization pathways that trace the life of versatile …

This paper analyzes a case of grammaticalization of sentence-final particles (SFPs) that
developed from clausal connectives. These newly emerging SFPs carry a wide range of …

This study reviews extended uses of nominalization constructions in a wide range of Asian
languages. It combines typological and diachronic perspectives, and traces how …

While it is not uncommon for verb-final (sov) languages such as Japanese and Korean to
deploy a wide range of sentence final particles, given the frequent reanalysis of their (post) …

Case marking alignment has been assumed to reflect principles of optimization: dedicated
case marking is limited to arguments more in need of disambiguation, and semantically or …

The present study examines nominal and verbal morphosyntax in Tjwao–a moribund and
highly under-researched Khoe-Kwadi language spoken by seven individuals in Tsholotsho …

This paper examines the development of five hearsay evidential markers in Korean, namely,
tako, tamye, tamyense, tanun and tanta, and traces their extended pragmatic functions in …

This paper analyzes a case of grammaticalization of a sentence-final particle (sfp)-tanun that
developed from an adnominal complementizer (comp) structure ta hA-non in Middle Korean …

This paper examines three versatile morphemes–yang,-nya and punya–that contribute to
the formation of nominalization constructions in Malay. In particular, we examine how these …