Diachrony of Verb Morphology : : Japanese and the Transeurasian Languages / / Martine Robbeets.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Robbeets, Martine,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] , 291
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (550 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; 1 Introduction --; 2 Methodology --; 3 Verb Roots --; 4. Negation --; 5 Verbalization and actionality --; 6 Valence and voice --; 7 Nominalization and the development of finite temporal distinctions --; 8 Converbs --; 9 Evaluation --; Abbreviations --; References --; Language index --; Subject index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110399943; 9783110649826; 9783110762518; 9783110700985; 9783110742961; 9783110439687; 9783110438710
• ISSN: 1861-4302
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110399943
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Martine Robbeets.

This book deals with shared verb morphology in Japanese and other languages that have been identified as Transeurasian (traditionally: “Altaic”) in previous research. It analyzes shared etymologies and reconstructed grammaticalizations with the goal to provide evidence for the genealogical relatedness of these languages.