dc.contributor.editor
Däbritz, Chris Lasse
dc.contributor.editor
Budzisch, Josefina
dc.contributor.editor
Basile, Rodolfo
dc.date.accessioned
2025-10-22T12:36:27Z
dc.date.available
2025-10-22T12:36:27Z
dc.identifier.isbn
978-3-98554-157-7
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/49943
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-49668
dc.description.abstract
Synopsis
Locative and existential predications are fundamental linguistic constructions that exhibit significant formal overlap while serving distinct communicative functions. Locative clauses typically anchor a definite referent to a spatial context, whereas existential clauses introduce new, often indefinite, referents into discourse. Despite their central role in syntactic and typological research, the cross-linguistic diversity of these predications remains largely underexplored. This collective volume originates from workshops held in 2023 at the Annual SLE Meeting in Athens and the International Conference on Historical Linguistics in Heidelberg. It brings together in-depth analyses of locative and existential predications across a wide range of languages, drawing on diverse methodological and theoretical approaches. Rather than imposing a single framework, the volume deliberately allows for variation in how these constructions are defined and analyzed, reflecting the complexity and diversity of linguistic structures. A key theme of the book is the relationship between locative, existential, and possessive predication. Many of the included studies highlight the formal and functional connections between these domains, illustrating how different languages encode possession through structures that overlap with locative and existential constructions. The volume also challenges conventional assumptions about structural distinctions between these predications, showing that in many languages, such boundaries are blurred or even nonexistent. The introductory chapter reviews key findings from prior research and offers a refined typology of locative and existential predications. It also highlights the major insights from the remaining chapters, each of which provides a detailed empirical analysis of these constructions in one or several underdescribed languages. The contributions address (i) the structural and functional properties of locative and existential clauses, (ii) criteria for distinguishing these constructions in languages where formal differentiation is minimal, (iii) their frequency and usage in natural discourse, and (iv) grammaticalization pathways that link locative, existential, and possessive predication. By integrating data from a broad range of languages and perspectives, this volume advances our understanding of locative and existential predication and offers a foundation for future research in typology, syntax, and historical linguistics.
en
dc.format.extent
ii, 450 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
fundamental linguistic constructions
en
dc.subject.ddc
400 Sprache::410 Linguistik::410 Linguistik
dc.title
Locative and existential predication
dc.identifier.urn
urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-refubium-49943-1
dc.title.subtitle
On forms, functions and neighboring domains
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.5281/zenodo.16759903
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
Language Science Press
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplace
Berlin
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/504
refubium.affiliation
Externe Anbieter
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
yes
refubium.series.issueNumber
6
refubium.series.name
Research on Comparative Grammar
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free
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dc.identifier.eisbn
978-3-96110-537-3
dcterms.isPartOf.issn
2749-7801
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
2749-781X