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The first two parts of the book present an historical grammar of sentential complementation. Part one traces the emergence of new structures, describing how finite complements first developed, and tracing the grammaticalization of the quotative construction. Part two examines the language's functional history. It looks at the evolution of linguistic structures, showing for example how finite complements and embedded questions became more widespread as other parataxis and non-finite complements receded. In the final part of the book the author puts these changes in a broader typological perspective and compares the development of Akkadian to similar processes in other languages. The emergence of finite complementation may, he suggests, be an adaptive process, related to the growing complexity of communication.
This book throws new light on the nature of linguistic change and offers fresh insights on a language that has rarely been presented to non-specialists, despite its enormous historical importance.
The first two parts of the book present an historical grammar of sentential complementation. Part one traces the emergence of new structures, describing how finite complements first developed, and tracing the grammaticalization of the quotative construction. Part two examines the language's functional history. It looks at the evolution of linguistic structures, showing for example how finite complements and embedded questions became more widespread as other parataxis and non-finite complements receded. In the final part of the book the author puts these changes in a broader typological perspective and compares the development of Akkadian to similar processes in other languages. The emergence of finite complementation may, he suggests, be an adaptive process, related to the growing complexity of communication.
This book throws new light on the nature of linguistic change and offers fresh insights on a language that has rarely been presented to non-specialists, despite its enormous historical importance.
- Part I: Preliminary Chapters
- 1: Introduction
- 2: What is Sentential Complementation?
- 3: Akkadian
- Part II: Structural History: The Emergence of Complementizers and Quotatives
- 4: The Emergence of Finite Complements
- 5: The Grammaticalization of the Quotative Construction
- Part III: Functional History: The Changes in the Functional Domain of Complementation from 2500 BC to 500 BC
- 6: The Functional Domain of Complementation in Babylonian
- 7: Verbs of Knowledge, Perception, and Others
- 8: Manipulation and Modality
- 9: The WH-Functional Domain, Direct and Indirect Questions
- Part IV: The Development of Complementation as an Adaptive Process
- 10: Functional Parallels for the Babylonian Development
- 11: The Development of Complementation as an Adaptive Process
- Glossary
- References
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Quoted Texts
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe |
| Rubrik: | Sprachwissenschaft |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780199532223 |
| ISBN-10: | 0199532222 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Deutscher, Guy |
| Hersteller: | OUP UK |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 234 x 156 x 12 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Guy Deutscher |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.12.2007 |
| Gewicht: | 0,345 kg |
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