The paradigmatic structure of person marking - Cysouw, Michael (Oxford Univ. Press, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-350) and indexes
pt. 1. Person marking -- pt. 2. Paradigmatic structure -- pt. 3. Number incorporated -- pt. 4. Cognate paradigms
This book explores person markers, the linguistic elements that provide points of reference to speech-act participants. Dr Cysouw's investigation provides a clear account of how they work syntactically, pragmatically, and semantically as well as giving fresh insights into aspects of linguistic change, and language-relatedness. - ;This book explores person markers, the linguistic elements that provide points of reference to speech-act participants. Michael Cysouw develops a new framework for the typology of person marking based on the rejection of the notion of plurality for its analysis. When