Symmetrical Voice and Linking in Western Austronesian Languages

By Sonja Riesberg

This book is an in-depth study of the voice systems of Totoli, Balinese, Indonesian, and Tagalog, which shows that the symmetrical nature of these systems poses a problem to current linking theories. It provides an analysis of symmetrical linking within two grammatical theories (LFG & RRG) and develops a modified LFG linking mechanism that sheds light on the differences as well as the similarities of symmetrical and asymmetrical voice systems.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614518785
• ISBN13: 9781614518785
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary