Non-verbal predication in the world’s languages: An analytical framework
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This chapter outlines, with empirical data drawn from several languages, a theoretical framework accounting for the various manifestations of non-verbal predication. After defining non-verbal predication, it itemizes the different types of non-verbal predication according to: (i) the morphosyntactic nature of the non-verbal predicate (nominal, adjectival, adverbial); (ii) the types of predicative marking (copula construction, juxtaposition, predicative inflection); (iii) the functional domains in which the use of non-verbal predication is particularly prominent (inclusion vs. identity predication, locational predication, existential predication, possessive predication, ostension). In particular, we distinguish two types of predicative inflection and identify a mixed type combining predicative inflection and copula construction. We introduce a new terminology for the various types of locational predication and address the need to keep inverse-locational predication separated from existential predication. Finally, we propose a new typology of predicative possessive constructions.
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Non-verbal predication in the world’s languages: A typological survey. Volume 1: Eurasia, North America, South America
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9783110730982
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De Gruyter Mouton
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Berlin, Germany
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10.1515/9783110730982-001