Search for dissertations about: "Formosan"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word Formosan.

  2. 1. A parametric grammar of Seediq

    Author : Arthur Holmer; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Austronesian; Atayalic; Formosan; Seediq; Sediq; subject-focus; Taiwan; Linguistics; Lingvistik; template; autosegmental phonology; morphophonology; markedness; morphology; word order; parametric variation; Case-theory; syntax; GB theory; voice; agreement; parameters;

    Abstract : Seediq is an Austronesian language spoken in Taiwan. It has several characteristics which are typologically unusual but typical for Austronesian languages. VOS word order, subject-focus (i.e. READ MORE

  4. 2. Manner Modifiers as Syntactic Heads

    Author : Victor Bogren Svensson; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; manner modifier; Incorporation; affixation; adverbial verb; morphology-syntax interface; Inuit languages; Formosan languages;

    Abstract : The present dissertation concerns typologically unusual ways of encoding manner information, namely verbal affixes (manner affixes), incorporated constituents (incorporated manner modifiers) and auxiliary verbs (manner adverbial verbs). A key proposal is that all three are overt realizations of syntactic heads merged in the clausal spine, thereby presenting novel data that can be used to probe into the relationship between morphology and syntax. READ MORE

  5. 3. Temporal and co-varying clause combining in Austronesian languages : Semantics, morpho-syntax and distributional patterns

    Author : Niklas Jonsson; Masja Koptjevskaja Tamm; Östen Dahl; Isabelle Bril; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Austronesian; clause combining; clause linkage; interclausal relations; Austronesiska; satsrelationer; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Abstract : This study investigates combined clause constructions for ten distinct semantic relations in a cross-section of Austronesian languages. The relations are of a temporal or co-varying nature, the former commonly expressed in English by such markers as when, then, until, etc. and the latter by if, so, because, etc. READ MORE