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3 Split intransitives, experiencer objects, and ‘transimpersonal’ constructions: (re‐)establishing the connection

Year: 2008

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: This chapter shows that a number of split intransitive languages have developed from re-analysis of transimpersonal experiencer object constructions. More generally, it is argued that split intransitive systems emerge through the interaction of universal functional pressures with language particular structural conditions.

Author: Andrej Malchukov

Institutions: Max Planck Society, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Language: English

Topic: Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1501356272

FWCI: 8.57

Cites: 143

Cited by: 184

Related to: 10