Control into Conjunctive Participle Clauses: The Case of Assamese

Youssef A. Haddad

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2011

Control into Conjunctive Participle Clauses

The Case of Assamese

Youssef A. Haddad

Volume 233 in the series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110238259

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The book explores Adjunct Control in Assamese, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in North India by about 15 million people. The author works within the Minimalist Program of syntactic theory. Adjunct Control is a relation of co-referentiality between two subjects, one in the matrix clause and one in the adjunct clause of the same structure. The relevant adjuncts in Assamese are non-finite clauses commonly known as Conjunctive Participle (CNP) clauses.

Four types of Adjunct Control are examined: (i) Forward Control, in which only the matrix subject is pronounced; (ii) Backward Control, in which only the subordinate subject is pronounced; (iii) Copy Control, in which both subjects are pronounced; and (iv) Expletive Control, in which case the two control elements are expletives. While Forward Control is a cross-linguistically common control pattern, Assamese also allows the other three less common structures.

The author analyzes Adjunct Control as movement and provides a detailed account of the conditions that drive and constrain each of the four types of control. The theoretical implications are highlighted.

The book is unique both empirically and theoretically. It is the first monograph which deals with Assamese generative syntax. It is also the first book to explore control structures in a single understudied language in such detail. In addition to Assamese, the book provides data from Telugu, Bengali, Konkani, Marathi, Tamil, and Hindi.

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Youssef A. Haddad, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	VII
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
List of Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XIII
Chapter 1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 Assamese Adjunct Control: A descriptive overview Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
Chapter 3 Forward/Backward Adjunct Control: The analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Chapter 4 Copy Adjunct Control: The analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Chapter 5 Adjunct Control violations as Expletive Control Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	151
Chapter 6 Trigger: Why movement in control? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
Chapter 7 Summary and conclusion. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	212
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: Syntacticians, Researchers of South Asian Languages, Generative Linguists
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 226
Illustrations
- Tables: 2
Keywords: Assamese/ Indo-Aryan Languages; Generative Grammar; Syntax

eBook

Published: January 27, 2011
ISBN: 9783110238259

Hardcover

Published: January 18, 2011
ISBN: 9783110238242