The clause-typing system of plains Cree : indexicality, anaphoricity, and contrast /
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| Author / Creator: | Cook, Clare. |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014. |
| Description: | xvi, 336 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford studies of endangered languages Oxford studies of endangered languages. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9902818 |
Table of Contents:
- General Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Tables
- List of Abbreviations and Symbols
- 1. Introduction: indexical versus anaphoric clauses
- 1.1. Context of the research
- 1.2. Methodology: data collection and presentation
- 1.3. Plains Cree terminology
- 2. Mapping indexical and anaphoric CPs onto Plains Cree's morphosyntax
- 2.1. CP structure in Plains Cree verbal complexes
- 2.2. Diagnosing C o vs. spec, CP
- 2.3. The indexical/anaphoric distinction ≠ matrix/embedded distinction
- 3. Indexical clauses: Plains Cree's independent order
- 3.1. The structural context of indexical clauses
- 3.2. The semantic context of indexical clauses
- 3.3. Indexical clauses define root spans
- 4. Anaphoric clauses: Plains Cree's conjunct order
- 4.1. The structural context of anaphoric clauses
- 4.2. The semantic context of anaphoric clauses
- 4.3. The cross-linguistic typology of anaphoric clauses
- 5. A syntactic classification of anaphoric clauses
- 5.1. Chained clauses are excluded
- 5.2. Adjoined clauses are islands
- 5.3. Clausal vs, nominal arguments
- 5.4. Structural relations between matrix and subordinate clauses
- 5.5. VP-complementation involves restructuring
- 6. A semantic classification of anaphoric clauses
- 6.1. The 'elsewhere' properties of ê-
- 6.2. Presupposition and kâ-
- 6.3. Simple conjunct verbs lack an origo
- 6.4. Kî-, tense, and aspect
- 6.5. Deconstructing modality: clause-typing, irreality, and kî-
- 7. Conclusions
- 7.1. The parallels between CPs and DPs
- 7.2. Variation in clause-typing across Algonquian
- References
- Index
